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> Future project: I have chickens. They lay eggs. I have cameras. I want to know which hen lays how many eggs. Solution? AI image recognition of the hens (who is who) and if they have laid an egg. Any inputs welcome.

What happens to the ones that don't lay enough?

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There is a pretty good[0] movie about that. They'll be fine :)

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Run

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Typically hens slow down their egg production after a year or two of age. By that time, their meat is too tough for us to enjoy eating. Most homesteaders just keep them around, partially as pets, partially because they'll still lay eggs, but much less frequently.

In commercial operations, those chickens get turned into animal feed, typically dog food.

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Hens are so fun to have around, are often really friendly and playful and keep company to you and the other hens. So you keep them.
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