Chicken Thoughts

"How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing." Luke 13:34 

After pastor preached on this text I did a little bit of studying on hens and their brood. Here are some hen and chicks thoughts.

1.A hen only lives between 6-8 years.

2. A laying hen only actively lays eggs for 3-4 years.

3. Hens begin laying eggs at 18-22 weeks old.

4. To have a commercial egg laying flock the hens must be retired every 2-3 years and replaced by young hens.

5. Laying hens are only good for laying eggs. They are not good for meat to eat.

6. Chicks only huddle under the hens wings for a couple of weeks. Once they can roost, they no longer need the hens protection.

7. Chicks get a lot of benefit under the hens wings. More than just protection from hawks.

Now you, like me, know more about hens and chicks than you will ever need to know.

Jesus wants to gather the very young in the faith under his protective care. Once we have grown up, we do not need the intimate care we once needed. The hen cannot force her brood to remain once they have matured. It is nurture and protection for the very young and vulnerable.