Sephardic/Mizrahi Jewish Genetic Diseases. 1  Alpha-Thalassemia. 2  Ataxia Telangiectasia. 3  Beta-Thalassemia (B- 4 T) Corticosterone Methyloxidase Type II Deficiency.  Costeff Optic Atrophy (also known as Type III 3-methylglutaconic 1  Aciduria) Cystic Fibrosis.  Familial Mediterranean 1  Fever. Familial Tumoral Calcinosis.
They will lay best at 1 to 2 years of age. All pullets (female chicken under 1 year of age) lay small eggs at first and after a while will lay larger eggs. Younger hens will lay 1 egg every 3-4 days. A hen 30 weeks old can lay 2 eggs every 3 days.
A hen needs at least 17 hours of daylight to produce eggs at her peak rate, and at least 12 hours to lay eggs at all. As the days shorten, she'll produce fewer eggs, and when they start to lengthen again in spring, she'll produce more.