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post #1 of 13
4/25/12 at 9:32pm
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003.JPGwhy is one of my layers doing what she is doing. she started laying about 3-weeks ago and started out good, 7 eggs in the first week.. 2nd week i got 1 good then 1 bid double yolk,  2 without shells and 1 yolk on the poop board. so far this week i got 1 good,  1 shell less and 1 huge double yolk what the heck is going on!!! She is a nice looking hen. biggest in the flock. i have always bought hens that have already been laying for a couple months. so I'm not sure what to expect from hens just coming of age. any help would be helpful cause i got 14 more girls coming of age by August. 

Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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post #2 of 13
4/25/12 at 9:35pm

She's got a learning curve. I'd expect it to work itself out.

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post #3 of 13
4/27/12 at 7:52pm
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3 eggs in 3 days. i hope your right about the learning curve cause i really like our RIR (AKA KFC). Also they are starting to get darker and larger then the first ones. (we had to use 2 for waffles instead of the normal 1.)

Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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post #4 of 13
4/28/12 at 2:37pm

 

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003.JPGwhy is one of my layers doing what she is doing. she started laying about 3-weeks ago and started out good, 7 eggs in the first week.. 2nd week i got 1 good then 1 bid double yolk,  2 without shells and 1 yolk on the poop board. so far this week i got 1 good,  1 shell less and 1 huge double yolk what the heck is going on!!! She is a nice looking hen. biggest in the flock. i have always bought hens that have already been laying for a couple months. so I'm not sure what to expect from hens just coming of age. any help would be helpful cause i got 14 more girls coming of age by August. 

 

That one egg looks like 3x normal sized.  Did you weigh it?  ;O)  You didn't photoshop it on me did you??  

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #5 of 13
4/28/12 at 7:30pm
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Nope thats all hers. My daughter said it was delicious. She laid a normal one today again so hopefully she got it out of her system. To bad there isnt a breed out there that lay eggs like this ever day. (how do you weigh an egg?) 

Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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post #6 of 13
4/28/12 at 7:46pm

 

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Nope thats all hers. My daughter said it was delicious. She laid a normal one today again so hopefully she got it out of her system. To bad there isnt a breed out there that lay eggs like this ever day. (how do you weigh an egg?) 

 

I got an ounces/grams scale on ebay--- and I weigh daily.  I posted the USDA egg sizes someplace or other...let's see if I can find a link to that page-->

here it is:

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/charts-and-quotes

"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #7 of 13
4/28/12 at 8:04pm
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Nice chart. i will have to look for a scale. of coarse i will start to have to keep record of weights now!undefined my family already thinks i have a chicken obsession. 

Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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Father to 4 kids. 1 male Chihuahua.2 male Tabby cats 1 Tiger Salamander. Lots of fish and a bunch of chickens, pure and mixed. 

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post #8 of 13
4/28/12 at 8:23pm

 

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Nice chart. i will have to look for a scale. of coarse i will start to have to keep record of weights now!undefined my family already thinks i have a chicken obsession. 

 

LOL-- from one chicken-obsessed to another-  Thank goodness for the BYC forum.  

"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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"Was dich nicht umwirft, macht dich starker"   "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."-Friedrich Nietzsche 
My new tag line...added to the end of every sentence--->  "...... after all, they ARE chickens!!!"

 

Here's a link to my BYC page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-page

Here's a link to my BYC blog of sorts http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 

 

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post #9 of 13
4/29/12 at 1:47am

I had a layer w/ similar tendencies... super large, double yolk, 2 eegs one day, none the next... @ about a year old she's totally regular now & miss broody... AWESOME sized egg btw! 

 

Nor Cal Mama of 3 incredible kids & wife of an incredible tattoo artist: We are cusodians of 2 honey bee hives, a bluenose pit, a chow/shepard mix, and 39 feathered friends... I homestead on the hill... nothing I'd rather do. (Besides play soccer!) 

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Nor Cal Mama of 3 incredible kids & wife of an incredible tattoo artist: We are cusodians of 2 honey bee hives, a bluenose pit, a chow/shepard mix, and 39 feathered friends... I homestead on the hill... nothing I'd rather do. (Besides play soccer!) 

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post #10 of 13
5/9/12 at 8:10pm
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thanks for all your help, she has started to mellow out but still get a super  sized egg  about every ten days. should i be concerned or just be happy.( I cant eat two eggs for breakfast but love having two yolks to dip my bacon and sausage into.)

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