Why do chickens lay eggs?

[Rod Rammage]

You know those battery hens?

They’re all locked up in cages, right.

Presumably, no he-hens are boning them.

So why do they lay eggs?

Do they do it just for kicks?

What evolutionary reason could there be for chickens to produce eggs that aren’t going to hatch into chicks?

Also, I buy free range eggs sometimes, but I won’t eat the ones with little red dots in.

It is my understanding that those little-red-dot eggs have been fertilised. Basically, those eggs contain chicken spunks.

Say what you like about me, but I’m no chicken-spunk-swallower.

But who the devil is boning these chickens?

I mean to say – if they produce eggs without getting boned (like battery hens) then presumably the free-range-hen-farmer has no need for a he-hen to be patrolling around, doing “random shags”.

So if there is no need, then who the hell is shagging these chickens.

They don’t fly very well do they? It can’t be rogue man-chickens, flying over the fence, running round boning all the lady-hens, then flying off home.

Can any farmers explain?

[lazyitus]

Women produce eggs without being boned. Chicken are no different apart from their's pop out.

Ovulation, I believe.

Edited by lazyitus on Wednesday 10th September 12:59

[CrashTD]

your a very very disturbed man.

Same reason women produce eggs. Just in case

[chris_w666]

Not thinking about a new career are you Rod?

[Neil_H]

Laying eggs is the chicken equivalent of a woman's 'special time of the month'.

Think about that next time you have a bacon and egg sarnie.

[Justayellowbadge]

Rod Rammage said:

It wasn't me, you can't prove a thing.

Phew, covered my tracks pretty well there, even if I do say so myself.

Edited by Justayellowbadge on Wednesday 10th September 13:04

[10 Pence Short]

I have it on good authority that it is the Easter Bunny what does boff the chickens into laying 'eggs'.

[CrashTD]

Neil_H said:

Laying eggs is the chicken equivalent of a woman's 'special time of the month'.

Think about that next time you have a bacon and egg sarnie.

especially when you add the ketchup

[mitzy]

Neil_H said:

Laying eggs is the chicken equivalent of a woman's 'special time of the month'.

....Where we are drawn to knives and not afraid to use them

[thehawk]

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

[DrTre]

From what I can gather, RR, you'll lay anything so i'm not sure why you're having a pop at the chickens for just doing eggs.

Hypocrite.

[Digga]

10 Pence Short said:

I have it on good authority that it is the Easter Bunny what does boff the chickens into laying 'eggs'.

Your use of jargon - the word 'boff' - leads me to belive you theory with absolute certainty.

[Rod Rammage]

thehawk said:

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

Jesus is that true?

I thought they were spunks.

Can anyone else confirm that they are not actual spunks?

[Rod Rammage]

CrashTD said:

your a very very disturbed man.

Nature can be pretty frightening, can't it.

Bloody towny.

I expect you think that milk comes from shops, don't you.

Well... you're right.

[Digga]

Rod Rammage said:

thehawk said:

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

Jesus is that true?

I thought they were spunks.

Can anyone else confirm that they are not actual spunks?

Rod, I'm not vet, but AFAIK there are no animals that spurt blood-coloured jizz.

[Sciroccology]

Rod Rammage said:

thehawk said:

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

Jesus is that true?

I thought they were spunks.

Can anyone else confirm that they are not actual spunks?

Yes. They're not actual spunks.

[Rod Rammage]

Digga said:

Rod, I'm not vet, but AFAIK there are no animals that spurt blood-coloured jizz.

You're hilarious Digga.

Christ, if that were true then I'd be seriously worried about my bk-health.

Ha ha ha.

"No animals that spurt blood-coloured jizz" indeed!

[thehawk]

Rod Rammage said:

thehawk said:

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

Jesus is that true?

I thought they were spunks.

Can anyone else confirm that they are not actual spunks?

You sound disappointed - for a fee I'd be prepared to whack off into an omelette for you.

[10 Pence Short]

Hmm.

I've just looked it up on Wikipedia and I was right. Eggs were actually invented by Adolf Hitler in an attempt to hide millions of omelettes from the Jews. The b*stard.

[trimbo]

Digga said:

Rod Rammage said:

thehawk said:

Blood spots in an egg are just torn blood vessels from where the egg detaches itself during production

Jesus is that true?

I thought they were spunks.

Can anyone else confirm that they are not actual spunks?

Rod, I'm not vet, but AFAIK there are no animals that spurt blood-coloured jizz.

Well observed, the truth is far less palatable.

The blood streaks are almost always caused by a cockerel getting carried away and snapping his banjo mid coitus.