No, I'd say they were slightly larger than pullet eggs. And I always seem to get a "pullet bullet" all skinny and stuff. These were well formed eggs, just smaller than normal.
I have a couple of hens that were positively laying during molt, but instead of stopping, they slowed down. Instead of...
I'm almost positive it isn't the new layers, but I guess you could be right.
Now, I know that egg size can increase after a molt, but during? Why wouldn't the extra protein going towards feather growth take away from the size of the egg?
I have 9 laying hens. Most are in their first year, and are going through some stage of molt. I've had one who completely stopped laying, and finally started back up after a couple months. I've had others who slow down, laying only a couple per week.
But over the last couple of days, I've...