I have 18 hens that are laying eggs, and I get about 12 eggs a day!! I have black hens that lay brown eggs. I have a couple of white hens that lay white eggs. They are free ranged chickens, and I feel that they are more nutritious due to the fact that they are not cooped up inside. They get to eat grass, bugs, scraps. They basically will eat anything and everything! One of my fancy chickens (a silkie) just hatched out four chicks on May 24, so cute!! I have been keeping chickens for over two years, and I do enjoy it. They are a riot to watch. We have a rooster named Alice- Long story!!