Do hens ever lay more than one egg a day?

[dustcover]

This may seem like a silly question but I'm perplexed. My flock of 9 consists of 2 RI Reds, 2 Black Australorps, a White Leghorn, Speckled Sussex, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and an Ameraucana. Up until now I've been able to distinguish which hen lays which egg based on size, color, and shape. And I chart them daily. But today I gathered 7 eggs and none of them matched up with the tinted white egg that the Ameraucana generally lays nor that of the rich copper-colored eggs normally laid by the 2 Australorps.

So either the Ameraucana or one of the Australorps has dramatically and abruptly changed the color of their egg or one of my hens did double duty today by laying two?!

This is the first time in the past year that something of this sort has occurred. So call me obsessive/compulsive, but how do I account for this extra egg on my chart?????

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Yes, they can lay more than one egg in a day.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

From my understanding some people get two eggs a day occasionally, but it wouldn't be normal. Coloring of eggs can change, many get lighter. I tend to compare shape more, but even that changes.

 

[Spartan22]

My RIR and EEs have done this in the past on their first year of laying and the second eggs for the day are normally slightly different colors (lighter) or does not have eggshells.

 

[aart]

This may seem like a silly question but I'm perplexed. My flock of 9 consists of 2 RI Reds, 2 Black Australorps, a White Leghorn, Speckled Sussex, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and an Ameraucana. Up until now I've been able to distinguish which hen lays which egg based on size, color, and shape. And I chart them daily. But today I gathered 7 eggs and none of them matched up with the tinted white egg that the Ameraucana generally lays nor that of the rich copper-colored eggs normally laid by the 2 Australorps.

So either the Ameraucana or one of the Australorps has dramatically and abruptly changed the color of their egg or one of my hens did double duty today by laying two?!

This is the first time in the past year that something of this sort has occurred. So call me obsessive/compulsive,
but how do I account for this extra egg on my chart?????

Take a best guess(shape is good to go by) and record with a question mark.
Things can be glitchy...get used to it.
I kept track of individual pullet eggs first year... were only 6 and they were easy to distinguish.
Next year too many birds over all, 10 pullets, I gave up.

Curious that your 'Ameraucana' lays 'tinted white' eggs.......must be an EE, eh?

 

[dustcover]

Thanks for your insightful response Flock Master.

And by the way, the hen that I refer to as an Ameracuana lays eggs that are white with a very subtle hint of pale green, as opposed to the often referred to pale blue. So perhaps she is something other than an Ameracuana. Which prompts me to ask, what is an EE?

 

[aart]

Thanks for your insightful response Flock Master.

And by the way, the hen that I refer to as an Ameracuana lays eggs that are white with a very subtle hint of pale green, as opposed to the often referred to pale blue. So perhaps she is something other than an Ameracuana. Which prompts me to ask, what is an EE?

Easter Egger
this will explain the issue.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/128806/differences-ee-ameraucana-araucana-pls-post-pics

Ther are other threads too

 

[Malleechook62]

We've had chooks for 25 years and never noticed them laying more than one a day...but we have just started a new batch of point of lay ISA browns and 2 days in a row we've had 5 eggs from 4 chooks. The first time I thought it was just one of them laying late as the previous day there were only 3 eggs, but again today I've collected 5 eggs from 4 chooks! Go girls.....there's an over achiever in every crowd....lol

 

[PatienceT]

How do you determine which egg belongs to which chicken?