The other kind of instance attribute reference is a method. A method is a function that âbelongs toâ an object. (In Python, the term method is not unique to class instances: other object types can have methods as well. For example, list objects have methods called append, insert, remove, sort, and so on.
a hen s egg production is at its peak from approximately 6 to 18 months of age somewhere around one and a half to two years after hatching the average chicken will go into a molt and lose a lot of feathers and grow new ones their protein requirements increase to fuel the feather growth
1 Hens start to lay at 4-5 months of age, and lay best during their first year. 2  Each year after that their production decreases. 3  The season. 4  In the winter (with fewer daylight hours), egg production drastically decreases.: That depends on three main factors: 1  The breed of chicken. 2  Some chickens are bred for meat production and lay few eggs; some are bred for egg production and can lay as often as once a day; some are bred as dual purpose andare good for both egg-laying and meat, although not optimal for either.