How Chickens Produce Eggs

Have you ever wondered how a chicken creates a perfectly shaped egg almost every day?

It all begins inside the hen's ovary, where thousands of tiny yolks are waiting to develop.

Every day, one mature yolk is released into the oviduct.

If a rooster has mated with the hen, fertilization happens here.

If not, the egg will still form, just without an embryo.

Next, layers of thick egg white wrap around the yolk,

followed by two protective membranes.

But here's the incredible part.

Inside the uterus, the hen deposits calcium to build the hard eggshell in about 20 hours,

creating one of nature's strongest natural containers.

Finally, the egg is laid through the cloaca.

The entire journey takes about 24 to 26 hours.

An egg isn't made all at once. It's carefully built,

layer by layer, inside the hen's body.