Are these eggs too small to hatch?

[Pearlescent]

My first time layer hen started laying about a month ago, she’s been doing pretty great with egg production so far, and has been brooding since the 10th. She has 5 of her mother’s eggs, and 4 of hers, they are all fertile, and appear to be developing just fine. But her eggs are so tiny compared to her mother’s, I’d go as far as to say they are smaller than my chickens eggs. I know this happens with first timers, but they feel too small to have a healthy poult hatch or of them to me. Her mother’s first eggs were much larger than hers.

Here’s a comparison to her egg and her mother’s egg with a quarter for size. They look smaller in person. Anyway, will poults hatch from these okay? They seem to be developing just fine so far, but they all have the “mottled” shells when candled, whereas her mothers don’t.

I tried to do research about this first, but found nothing. I am probably just overreacting, but it’s always good to be sure.

 

[R2elk]

My first time layer hen started laying about a month ago, she’s been doing pretty great with egg production so far, and has been brooding since the 10th. She has 5 of her mother’s eggs, and 4 of hers, they are all fertile, and appear to be developing just fine. But her eggs are so tiny compared to her mother’s, I’d go as far as to say they are smaller than my chickens eggs. I know this happens with first timers, but they feel too small to have a healthy poult hatch or of them to me. Her mother’s first eggs were much larger than hers.

Here’s a comparison to her egg and her mother’s egg with a quarter for size. They look smaller in person. Anyway, will poults hatch from these okay? They seem to be developing just fine so far, but they all have the “mottled” shells when candled, whereas her mothers don’t.

I tried to do research about this first, but found nothing. I am probably just overreacting, but it’s always good to be sure.

First year hens can lay smaller eggs. Some increase the egg size as the year progresses. Some don't but do lay larger eggs the next year.

I have had the smaller eggs hatch just fine. The poults start out smaller but will catch up with the others. There is also the possibility that this hen is smaller genetically than her mother and her poults may also be smaller when adults.

 

[Pearlescent]

There is also the possibility that this hen is smaller genetically than her mother and her poults may also be smaller when adults.

I think she is. She weighs a lot less. That’d explain it. Thanks!