Egg laying question

[Kristencardany]

I have young standard size chickens and I found a small egg the other day.. all the chickens are under 16 weeks.. so I'm confused.. is this possible???

 

[Ridgerunner]

I've had pullets start to lay at 16 weeks before. Many others have also. So, yeah, it's possible you have one that's a few days earlier.

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

What breed are they? Some start laying when they are really young. Congrats on the egg!

 

[black_cat]

It depends on breeds, but they definitely may have started laying. Egg size, color, and quality tends to vary wildly for the first few, then even out as the hen gets all the kinks out of her system. You can tell who's laying because the layer will have a redder comb and wattles, will start squatting, and showing interest in making nests. If you have late laying breeds and it's a TINY tiny egg, I'd look to see if there's any way a small bird could get into the coop.

 

[Kristencardany]

What breed are they? Some start laying when they are really young. Congrats on the egg!

Gold laced, silver laced, australorp, golden comet, buff orpington Bielefelder. Thanks!