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Egg-laying hens and broiler chickens – poultry raised for meat – are different, said Will Strickland, an assistant extension agent for Louisiana State University's AgCenter.

The typical life of an egg-laying chicken is beginning to change dramatically. Ninety percent of the eggs we eat come from chickens that live in long lines of wire cages, about eight birds to a cage.

But he also noted that chicks don’t start laying eggs until they’re about 6 months old (and you’ll still have to contend with the cost of feeding, housing, and caring for them until then).

Per Lisa, a chicken lays an egg roughly once every 26 hours, which is roughly once a day. So, to get 12 per day, you’d need 12 hens. That said, numbers will also vary based on a hen’s age and ...