Chicken Egg Variance?

[jennyf]

Six girls at POL, believe 2-3 are laying. This morning I found a very different looking egg--much lighter, small, and pointy end. Do I likely have another layer or is it common for an individual hen to have a lot of daily variation? Of course I'm hoping for the former!

Egg on bottom is the new one. Egg on top is what all my other eggs are looking like at the moment.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Looks like those are from 2 different pullets.

 

[aart]

Agrees wit CC...you probably have a new layer.

Shape usually stays pretty consistent with individual birds,
tho you can get an 'odd' (different than usual) shape once in a while if bird was disturbed during shell formation.

You could examine vents and pelvic points if you really want to know who is laying and who is not.

Vent Appearance:
Dry, tight, and smaller - usually not laying.
Moist, wide, and larger - usually laying.

Pelvic Points 2 bony points(pelvic bones) on either side of vent:
Less than 2 fingertip widths apart usually means not laying.
More than 2 fingertip widths apart usually means laying.

 

[jennyf]

Y'all were right, ended up with 4 eggs from six chickens yesterday, which is the most I've ever gotten (previously only knew for sure two were laying). Very exciting day!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Y'all were right, ended up with 4 eggs from six chickens yesterday, which is the most I've ever gotten (previously only knew for sure two were laying). Very exciting day!

Congrats!

 

[drumstick diva]

congratulations