
Standard Chicken
Life Span
8-15 years, some have been known to live up to 20 years.
Fun Facts
- Hens usually begin to lay eggs between5-7 months of age, depending on the breed.
- An average hen will lay about 220 eggs per year.
- There are approximately 200 breeds of chicken recognized in Canada
- Hens will lay eggs without a rooster, but a rooster is needed to have fertilized eggs.
- Fertilized eggs must be incubated at 88°F (31.1°C) for about 21 days before hatching into a chick.
- At Maplewood Farm most of our chickens are kept “free range” during the day. Then are shut into pens at night to protect them.
- “Free range” means chickens have access to range freely in a pasture or yard.
Male – Rooster
Female – Hen
Young Female – Pullet
Young Male – Cockerel
Young – Chick