Do Meat Chickens Lay Eggs?

Another difference between layers and broilers is that chickens raised for meat can be both female and male. Now, female broilers are able to produce eggs, but they will produce about half of what layers do a year. However, the quality and taste of eggs both from layers and broilers are basically the same.

How often do meat chickens lay eggs?

Laying Eggs

Young hens usually will lay an egg daily when light is sufficient, with the average about 270 eggs annually. As hens age, production drops, so hens older the age of 2 years might lay an egg just once or twice a week.

Can you put meat chickens with laying hens?

So, Can Laying Hens and Meat Chickens Live Together? Broiler chickens and laying hens should not live together in terms of risk factors of sharing the same diet. If the hens eat the meat chicken's food, they will gain weight from the fatty food designed for the chicken.