Do eggs get bigger as pullets mature?

[allisojo]

Hi there - Our 22-week-old BO and EE just started laying last week. Between the two of them, we get at least an egg a day now. (Our five other pullets are younger and aren't laying yet.) Their eggs have great shells and are beautiful, but they are on the small side. Will they get bigger as the pullets become hens? About when will their egg size be more or less established? Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[Dawn419]

Can't help on the BO eggs but our EE eggs got just a bit larger after they made the transition from pullet to hen. I have both in my flock right now and will try and post a pic of the size difference if they lay tomorrow.


Dawn

 

[allisojo]

That would be very helpful and informative, Dawn. Thanks a lot.

 

[#1California Chick]

According to many posts here, "first" eggs are usually small and it takes a week or so to get to "the system" going!!!

You should see "normal" eggs soon!!!

Cindy

 

[SussexInSeattle]

I have two laying right now, one a smallish Gold Sex Link who has laid ginormous eggs from almost the beginning. The other a largish Buff Brahma who lays teeny eggs compared to her flock-sister!

If I were to store size them, the Gold lays anything from Extra Large to Jumbos every day.

The Brahma lays Medium to Small consistantly. Wierdest thing of all? The yolks are about the same size, sometimes the Brahmas yolks are a little bigger! The Gold is having huge whites. Just one time last week, Brahma laid a huge egg and it turned out to be a double yolk. I wondered if this was going to become a 'thing' with her but next day she was back to her signature teeny weenies. (At least for the size of her body!)

 

[Red]

Our girls' eggs got bigger with practice!

 

[Mahonri]

Our white rock just went through bumblefoot (all better now) and a molt. Her first egg out of molt was this cute little "boof" egg. We're hoping she starts giving us the big one that she was accustomed to providing before.

 

[chickenfever]

Yes, they should start to get bigger in 2-3 weeks. This has been my recent experience.
As far as when they are hens I'm not sure, not there yet.

 

[chickenfever]

Yes, they should start to get bigger in 2-3 weeks. This has been my recent experience.
As far as when they are hens I'm not sure, not there yet.

 

[CovenantCreek]

My Dellies and BR were laying small to peewee size eggs when they first started laying. Now, after about 5 months of laying, they're usually large.