EGG FACTS - 2014

How many table egg layers are there in the United States?

Approximately 281 million.

How many chickens are there in Georgia laying eggs for our breakfasts?

About 9-million !  Valued at approximately $290 million annually.

How many eggs will they lay every day?

A hen lays an egg about every 26 hours, and she will lay approximately 220 per year.
If you multiply that number by the number of birds, that=s about 2-billion eggs per year!

I’ve always heard that it’s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk!  How hot is that?

Well, the concrete would have to about 300 degrees F., so I don=t think we=d better count
on the sidewalk to be our stove!

What if you tried to catch a chicken.  About how fast could she run?

A hen can run about 15 mph...or maybe faster...depending on what’s chasing her!



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