chicken laid 1st egg now what

[sgrijalva22]

Hello. My girls are about 4 months old. One of them laid an egg today. We do have a rooster. Do I leave the egg or take it? She left after laying it.

 

[Michael OShay]

Normally my answer would be, unless your going to let a clutch collect for hatching, take the egg and eat it. However, since this is a first egg, I wouldn't use it for hatching anyway. I would wait several weeks until the eggs reach full size, so take the egg and enjoy it. )