Check out the comb and wattles on Honey!

[purplepeep]

This is Honey. She is 20 weeks old today and an absolute sweetheart

She also lays GIANT palm-sized "ostrich" eggs as we call them. Do comb and wattle size have anything to do with egg size??

 

[redtailross]

She is lovely...
I wish my Light Brahma was as nice, mine eats her eggs

No idea on the influence of comb size on egg size sorry...

 

[delawaregirl09]

That is a BEAUTIFUL Delaware Hen. I have one with a huge comb like that, and she doesnt lay too large of an egg, so I dont think it has anything to do with it. If you hold her and feel the space between her pubic bone, it would be large if she lays a large egg. I dont think the comb has anything to do with it

 

[fldiver97]

She is beautiful!!!!! And posing for her glamour shots....

I've never heard that comb/wattle size have anything to do with egg size. I only "know" that firs eggs are mostly smaller and as the hen ages eggs get bigger but frequency less....But I don't think chickens read the textbooks all that much....everyone is different

 

[TennesseeTruly]

She's absolutely gorgeous!! And she KNOWS it!!

I have a White Rock hen with such large comb and wattles that the comb falls over. LOL

Laurie

 

[Happy Chooks]

She's beautiful! She's a Delaware, right?

Giant eggs, huh? Maybe I should get myself one.

 

[joebryant]

Yep, she's a beauty alright.

 

[Kezzie]

What a diva! She's absolutely beautiful! Mine look so ratty in comparison, but they get shagged regularly by boys with muddy feet...

 

[Scoop]

Ummmm... Can you clone her for me?

 

[LittleFeat]

OMG she's stunning! Can't help with your question but now you've caused me to think maybe 5 new chicks isn't enough....maybe I could add just one more breed to my selection.