It's a word problem! Let's say each hen lays approximately 1/3 of the egg crop. Out of 12 eggs, three are different. If you only have one Plymouth rock, I would say the three smaller lighter eggs are probably hers.
Found my first egg today! I'm not sure who laid it, but I suspect it's the one with a very... umm... visible vent. Her usually fluffy butt is decidedly unfluffy around the egg chute. I inspected it, and the feather quills are intact but the fluff on them seems to be just gone. There are no bugs...
Thanks for the welcome. Sad news today. 11 is now 10. My inlaw's black lab got loose while I was showing the chicks to my nephew, and the dog lunged into the brooder and snatched my little Gloria right in front of me :-( I pried her out of the dog's mouth immediately (got some nice bruises in...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? First time chicken herders!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 11 ladies
(3) What breeds do you have? Rhode Island Reds (or some genetic variant thereof)
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? the...