USA HISTORY

The chickens laid a ____ of eggs that week, but the next week I only found ten, which is half as many.

(A) ** score

(B) hallow

(C) endure

(D) conceive

(E) consecrate

Concept note-1: -They will lay roughly six eggs each week. Egg production drops each year when the hens molt (replace their feathers in the early fall) and as daylight hours are lost. Hens need at least 12 to 14 hours of light each day to continue laying eggs.

Concept note-2: -If you have two chickens, you can expect to get roughly 10 to 14 eggs per week combined. Can a chicken lay 10 eggs per day? No. In order to get 10 eggs per day you’ll need 12-14 chickens.

Concept note-3: -This may be calculated by first computing the number of hen-days in the period by totaling the number of hens alive on each day of the period. Then calculate the number of eggs laid during the same period. HDEP is usually expressed in percentage.

Concept note-4: -Planning for Egg Production Per Week If you wanted to get about a dozen eggs per week, you would need between 3 to 5 laying hens. For two dozen eggs a week, you would need to double those numbers for a flock size of between 6 to 10 laying hens.