You are the owner of this article. Illinois soil among world's most fertile. ILLINOIS: Path of glaciers through state credited for rich farmland. BLOOMINGTON | Along with Chicago's soaring skyline and Lincoln's prairie roots, Illinois is best known for routinely producing one of the nation's top yields of corn and soybeans.
Hybrids (a combination of breeds) are bred for either meat or egg production and the latter such as âBovan Goldlineâ (the type of hens used in most battery systems) can lay up to 320 eggs per year.
Some chickens will lay up to one egg a day, others will lay two eggs a week. It depends on the breed of chicken and how well they are taken care of. If you have seven chickens â¦ you will normally get about 5 eggs a day.