"My hens do not want to lay eggs."

Translation: Moje slepice nechtějí nést vejce.

[BrianSille2]

Nést for lay eggs should be easy to remember!

[linguaphile16]

I put Má kuřata nechtějí nést vajíčka and this was marked wrong. I thought there were other sentences where kuře was used for "chicken" even though it wasn't talking about them in the context of eating them. Is this incorrect word usage here or just an acceptable translation that was missing?

[VladaFu]

No, kuře is the young chicken that people eat, not the one that lays eggs, only slepice does that.

[Stas732283]

Why do I then often see slepičí vývar in many restaurants' menus? These chefs must be criminals!

[VladaFu]

I do not understand. Slepice is an adult chicken, a hen. Of course you can have slepičí vývar, you just cook a hen.

[linguaphile16]

Thanks!

[horsthartm2]

So as soon they lay eggs, they are "slepice", the ones we eat are "youngsters" as well as
"chickens" those yellow small feater balls. Thx

[indyczech]

nevzalo to "Me slepice nechteji klast vejce"

[VladaFu]

Ptáci vajíčka snášejí či nesou. Kladou je vetřelci, plazi, obojživelníci, ryby, plži, hmyz...

[teabeadle]

What's wrong with "Moje slepice nechtějí položit vejce."?

[endless_sleeper]

In this sentence, the difference between 'položit' and 'nést' is about the same as between 'place' and 'lay'. Hens do not place eggs. :)

[horsthartm2]

So what about dát? "Mé slepice nechtějí dát vajíčka."? Thx

[VladaFu]

No, that means they want to give them. Perhaps they fight with you because you want to take their eggs?

[horsthartm2]

"darovat" also not excepted? Thx

[VladaFu]

No, that means "to give something as a present".