Abnormal size egg need answers please

[pfewless]

I have a white leghorn hen that has always been very consistant in her laying size med/large forever color white timing every day 9:07 am everything. I have changed nothing for her. Today she left me an egg that compares in size to a duck egg. What is up with that? Is this something they do sometimes? I am in my first year of hens. So I am still learning and observing everything. She does not appear to be hurt from this. yes I was concerned and checked her over. that seemed like trying to push a bowling ball through a garden hose. Sorry for the visual but I was worried now I just need answers.

 

[justplainbatty]

I have a white leghorn hen that has always been very consistant in her laying size med/large forever color white timing every day 9:07 am everything. I have changed nothing for her. Today she left me an egg that compares in size to a duck egg. What is up with that? Is this something they do sometimes? I am in my first year of hens. So I am still learning and observing everything. She does not appear to be hurt from this. yes I was concerned and checked her over. that seemed like trying to push a bowling ball through a garden hose. Sorry for the visual but I was worried now I just need answers.

It happens sometimes, you might have a double yolk in that egg.There are occasional glitches in the egg cycle especially in younger hens. She should be fine.

 

[Ozarkhomesteader]

my chickens lay different egg sizes sometimes...it may have been a double yolked egg. I've never had any seem sick or hurt from it.

lol, thanks for the visual, won't be forgetting that one!

 

[shoregirl68]

As a mother to one 6 lb baby and one almost 10 lb baby....I'd say it's normal but OUCH!

 

[WNCcluck]

We've got one EE who lays jumbo eggs (single yolk - just huge) sometimes and med / large eggs the rest of the time. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it. We just enjoy the adventure of Ethel's eggs.

 

[Blooie]

I've had one pullet who laid, in the same week, a 112 gram egg and a 123 gram egg. But now that she's been laying for a while most of her eggs are in the large to extra large size category, with an occasional jumbo tossed in just to keep me on my toes. She's a Red Sex Link and she's the smallest out of all of the flock. Go figger! My husband looked at the big eggs and asked, "Which one laid THOSE?" I told him I had no idea - which ever one was limping, I suppose!

 

[pfewless]

Well this seems to be the norm for her now. Darn near duck sized eggs that are double yolked. Thank You all for your replies. I love the support here.