Did you know that chicks, just before they hatch, draw into their abdomen the yolk of the egg? Rich in food value and liquid, the yolk provides the newly-hatched chick with all it needs to eat and drink for over 3 days.
If you break a fresh egg into a dish, the white is compact and firmly holds the yolk up. In an old egg, the white is runny and the yolk will flatten out.
A chicken can live between 10-15 years.
Guineas lay from 50-100 eggs a year.
A chicken kept for both meat and eggs is called a dual-purpose chicken.
