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"How much water us used during the production of an egg? 120 gallons" This is the only one I feel comfortable commenting on specifically, but this is insanely
by hbags 13y ago
"How much water us used during the production of an egg? 120 gallons"
This is the only one I feel comfortable commenting on specifically, but this is insanely wrong. A laying hen drinks about 16 ounces of water per day, eats a few ounces of food per day, and lays an egg every 1-2 days depending on the breed and the conditions.
Your quoted figure appears to be, quite literally, off by a factor of 1,000.
- bearbin 13y agoIt does sound a bit high, but to produce a pound of grain it takes about 150 gallons of water, and assuming about 1/2 pound of food eaten every 2 days it is about right.
- ensignavenger 13y agoAs the previous poster said, a laying hen eats a couple of ounces a day, no where near a half a pound.
- bearbin 13y agoWith a cursory google search, 1/4 pound of feed per day seems about typical, assuming 2 days per egg produced.
- ensignavenger 13y agoMaybe, a 'factory' hen that eats nothing but grain might do 1/4 pound of grain. But these hens will also produce very close to 1 egg a day, or about 9 eggs for every 10 days or so.
- CamperBob2 13y agoAlso, apparently "rice" is a now a singular specific quantity.