259 eggs

The average hen lays 259 eggs a year!

Egg Timer

Hens start clucking to the eggs a few days before hatching, making it more likely that they will all hatch at approximately the same time.

This Old Hen

The older the hen, the larger the egg she lays.

Mercedes Chicken Commercial - Too Cute!

Wise Hen

   The hen is the wisest of all the animal creation because she never cackles until after the egg has been laid.

--Abraham Lincoln, January 1863

Four Month Old Hen