Dangerously large eggs?

[donrae]

LOL! That 20lb baby every day comment really did make the knees slap together - lawd hab moicey!

I'd rather ask a "stupid" question than remain ignorant - ignorance is easily curable, stooopid ain't!

Nah, the reason I was asking about the roo having any bearing was due to a Maran comment made - where if both the hen and the roo were maran the eggs would be a darker brown. Same with a blue egger roo with hens. So it begged the question if egg color could be impacted by the roo could the egg size also? Bulls impact birthweight of calves after all.

Haven't cracked the egg yet to see if double or even triple yoker yet - I'm still admiring in amazment!

Okay, I think there's a misconception here. If you breed a dark brown layer to a dark brown layer, the offspring pullets will lay darker eggs. The first hen will lay the same color eggs no matter what rooster she breeds with. The rooster breeding the hen has no impact on the egg she lays the next day, except if it's fertile or not. That marans hen will lay dark eggs with a marans roo, a leghorn roo, an ee roo, or no roo at all. It's their offspring's egg color that's impacted.

Mammals are different than birds, so you can't compare the two really. The reproductive systems are way too different.

 

[tadpole98]

just a double (maybe triple) yoker, thats normal

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Okay, I think there's a misconception here. If you breed a dark brown layer to a dark brown layer, the offspring pullets will lay darker eggs. The first hen will lay the same color eggs no matter what rooster she breeds with. The rooster breeding the hen has no impact on the egg she lays the next day, except if it's fertile or not. That marans hen will lay dark eggs with a marans roo, a leghorn roo, an ee roo, or no roo at all. It's their offspring's egg color that's impacted.

Mammals are different than birds, so you can't compare the two really. The reproductive systems are way too different.

Yup, I came here to say that.
Egg color is not affected by the mating roo in any way, but the OFFSPRING'S egg color would be. Think of it this way--if you are blue-eyed and have a brown eyed husband, mating with him won't cause your eyes to turn green!

 

[EdenCamp]

Ohh I dunno......I could turn into a green eyed monster if he was REALLLLLLLLLLy good at it...

LOL!

OK, thanks for clarifying. So the monster with a young hen is pretty much a hic-up. As long as it didn't prolapse her or get stuck - no worries, tis what it tis and nothing but her will impact it.
Gotcha! Thanks guys!

 

[nikischicks]

Our largest egg was 4.72 oz. And we have regular size hens, and had 2 rir. It looked like a dinosaur egg. I thought it was going to have 3 yolks.

 

[donrae]

Yup, I came here to say that.
Egg color is not affected by the mating roo in any way, but the OFFSPRING'S egg color would be. Think of it this way--if you are blue-eyed and have a brown eyed husband, mating with him won't cause your eyes to turn green!

Oh, I like your analogy much better! And cause this is a family friendly board, I won't continue my line of thought................

 

[EdenCamp]

Wow! Better part of 5 oz? That is a MONSTER! OK, I feel better now. BTW - it was just a double yolker. But yummy!

 

[Deby53]

I have a 10mo old Americana who is laying giant eggs twice a week. They are 3 inches in length. The one she laid over the weekend had a little blood on it but the one today had quite a bit of blood. Otherwise, she acts OK, eats like a pig. I am worried about her. Is this just going to have to run its course and she will eventually die? I hate to loose her as she is one of my favorites. I am a newbie to chickens. Just started this past spriing.

 

[Lupa Duende]

i had that with my girls during the warm spell last week. now everyone has fast-forwarded into moult and i am lucky to find a single egg.

the blood concerned me on my big eggs, but i could not detect a prolapsed vent.

who can help us newbies?

 

[EdenCamp]

Check out the rest of the thread guys. Someone said one 5oz egg even. Older hens lay bigger eggs, just less often.
That 3" egg isn't bigger than the one I was worried about out of a new CCM layer - still laying big eggs but not always double size.