Another way is the equals sign = with a squiggle over it-- like an S on its side. ## The word about is abbreviated as: abt. (The dot at the â¦end shows that the sequence of letters is not a word in itself, but stands for one.) Ca. is the abbreviation for Latin circa, which means about.
Female ducks will start laying anywhere between 6-8 months old. Her first year of life, my runner female laid about 100 eggs in total, with a few days break between 2 weeks of laying. Her second year (which is often the most productive) she laid about 300 eggs.
On average, pullets, or juvenile hens, start laying eggs at about 6 months of age, depending on the breed. Larger, heavier birds like Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks and Orpingtons will lay on the later side whereas lighter, smaller breeds like Leghorns, Stars, and Australorps will start laying sooner.