Cochin Bantams and Frizzle Cochin Bantams!!

[TeaChick]

Hi, all!

I have a question. My Frizzle Cochin Bantam was hatched at the beginning of March, so she's nine months old. I've been having to make some changes lately and even my gold Comets and white Leghorns stopped laying. I never was able to confirm my Cochin laying, but I know she's old enough. My Comets are definitely back to laying (almost at full production, so probably full winter production) and I'm reasonably sure that my Jersey Giant is back to laying, although only for the past couple of days.
My question is this: I'm getting a light brown egg that is smaller than the Comet eggs and I'm getting a light brown-pinky eggs that's about the same size, could she be laying one of those or does a Cochin lay a dark brown egg and do Bantams always lay small to medium eggs?
IOW, what am I looking for to know that she's laying?

 

[TeaChick]

Here's a pic of my eggs (the approximate range of colors I'm looking at):
I got the pink one in the middle today (not the first time, the first "pink" egg I got was slightly tinted half in pink and half in green on a light brown egg. Today's looks almost mauve.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Hi, all!

I have a question. My Frizzle Cochin Bantam was hatched at the beginning of March, so she's nine months old. I've been having to make some changes lately and even my gold Comets and white Leghorns stopped laying. I never was able to confirm my Cochin laying, but I know she's old enough. My Comets are definitely back to laying (almost at full production, so probably full winter production) and I'm reasonably sure that my Jersey Giant is back to laying, although only for the past couple of days.
My question is this: I'm getting a light brown egg that is smaller than the Comet eggs and I'm getting a light brown-pinky eggs that's about the same size, could she be laying one of those or does a Cochin lay a dark brown egg and do Bantams always lay small to medium eggs?
IOW, what am I looking for to know that she's laying?

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_Poultry_2009-01pr.pdf

My Cochin lays a 35 to 38 gram pinky brown egg. She's a tiny frazzle (double copy frizzle gene), so not sure if the frazzle or her small size affects her egg size. My Silkies lay the same size egg, similar color. The egg seems huge considering how tiny she is.

In general, egg production drops during the short days of winter or if stressed.

Here's an article on how to tell if a hen is laying. Keep in mind, the bleaching only applies to yellow-skinned breeds.

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/4aj/4aj07po/4aj07po.PDF

 

[TeaChick]

http://extension.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/AG_Poultry_2009-01pr.pdf

My Cochin lays a 35 to 38 gram pinky brown egg. She's a tiny frazzle (double copy frizzle gene), so not sure if the frazzle or her small size affects her egg size. My Silkies lay the same size egg, similar color. The egg seems huge considering how tiny she is.

In general, egg production drops during the short days of winter or if stressed.

Here's an article on how to tell if a hen is laying. Keep in mind, the bleaching only applies to yellow-skinned breeds.

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/4aj/4aj07po/4aj07po.PDF

Thank you very much for this info!!! It is very helpful. =)

 

[TeaChick]

Modern Sizes (USA)
Size Mass per egg Cooking Yield (Volume)[2]
Jumbo Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71 g
Very Large or Extra-Large (XL) Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64 g 56 mL (4 tbsp)
Large (L) Greater than 2 oz. or 57 g 46 mL (3.25 tbsp)
Medium (M) Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50 g 43 mL (3 tbsp)
Small (S) Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43 g
Peewee Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35 g
Here's a size chart I found on Wikipedia.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Modern Sizes (USA)
Size Mass per egg Cooking Yield (Volume)[2]
Jumbo Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71 g
Very Large or Extra-Large (XL) Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64 g 56 mL (4 tbsp)
Large (L) Greater than 2 oz. or 57 g 46 mL (3.25 tbsp)
Medium (M) Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50 g 43 mL (3 tbsp)
Small (S) Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43 g
Peewee Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35 g
Here's a size chart I found on Wikipedia.

Eggs are sized by weight for a dozen, so the weights above are averages for each egg, not minimums. A dozen small eggs must weigh 18 ounces in total, but each individual egg can weigh more or less than 1.5 ounces as long as the total weighs at least 18 ounces.

 

[TeaChick]

Eggs are sized by weight for a dozen, so the weights above are averages for each egg, not minimums. A dozen small eggs must weigh 18 ounces in total, but each individual egg can weigh more or less than 1.5 ounces as long as the total weighs at least 18 ounces.

Right. I realize that the weight of eggs is measured by the dozen. This is just what was on Wikipedia; I thought that it might be a good guide for per egg size/weight.
I was interested to see that the eggs were particularly small, rather than the large, extra-large, and jumbo eggs that I've been getting. I figured this information made it safe to assume that my Bantam Cochin isn't laying yet, that her eggs would be much smaller than what I'm getting now.
Thank you. =)

 

[TeaChick]

My Frizzle Cochin Bantam's name is Snoodle. What's yours?

 

[TeaChick]

So, either nobody keeps Cochin Bantams anymore

or I'm the best post killer ever!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

these had the same parents, dad what white frizzle, mom was Blue Cochin Bantam The blue is a girl the brown is a boy. he is less frizzly with dark brown bars and more cream colored
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this is mom. cochin bantam and her baby ducks.