Egg sizes over time

[melissamc]

@Ridgerunner Thank you--that was fascinating! And good to know. I haven't weighed eggs in awhile, but my husband weighed a couple tonight, and it looks like our average pullet egg is up to around 42 grams now, after about 9 weeks of laying. Maybe we'll get to large eventually, lol

 

[KarynVA]

Our pullets have only been laying for about 3 weeks and their eggs have typically been in the low 50's grams. But we got one very large egg the other day, which was 76 grams!

 

[drinkoj]

Looks like the Browns are doing really good in size development and the brown egg with white speckles is now almost completely brown. Just for comparison, a grocery store Large egg is 55.5 x 42.8 (average of 12 eggs we still had in the refrigerator). I'll have to be that werid-o in the grocery store with a micrometer and XL white eggs and Large & XL Brown eggs measuring them next time I go without the Mrs.

Date​	Egg Color​	Length​	Width​
Large​	White​	55.5​	42.8​
XL​	White​	​	​
Large​	Brown​	​	​
XL​	Brown​	​	​
​	​	​	​
10/14/20​	White​	48.7​	37.4​
10/14/20​	White​	49.4​	37.7​
10/14/20​	White​	49.9​	36.1​
​	​	​	​
10/15/20​	White​	47.4​	38.1​
10/15/20​	White​	53.6​	40.4​
10/15/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/16/20​	White​	50.5​	40.1​
10/16/20​	White​	52.2​	37.7​
10/16/20​	White​	53.3​	39.7​
10/16/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/17/20​	White​	50.3​	39.7​
10/17/20​	White​	53.4​	38​
10/17/20​	White​	54​	40.1​
10/17/20​	White​	54.2​	40.2​
​	​	​	​
10/18/20​	White​	51.5​	40.6​
10/18/20​	White​	53​	40.4​
10/18/20​	White​	53.7​	38.7​
10/18/20​	Brown​	49.8​	39.1​
10/18/20​	Brown​	58.3​	42.1​
​	​	​	​
10/19/20​	White​	51.4​	40.3​
10/19/20​	White​	55​	41.1​
10/19/20​	White​	55.5​	41.8​
10/19/20​	Brown​	50.2​	39.5​
10/19/20​	Brown​	55.2​	40.7​

 

[drinkoj]

Date​	Egg Color​	Length​	Width​
Large​	White​	55.5​	42.8​
XL​	White​	​	​
Large​	Brown​	​	​
XL​	Brown​	​	​
​	​	​	​
10/14/20​	White​	48.7​	37.4​
10/14/20​	White​	49.4​	37.7​
10/14/20​	White​	49.9​	36.1​
​	​	​	​
10/15/20​	White​	47.4​	38.1​
10/15/20​	White​	53.6​	40.4​
10/15/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/16/20​	White​	50.5​	40.1​
10/16/20​	White​	52.2​	37.7​
10/16/20​	White​	53.3​	39.7​
10/16/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/17/20​	White​	50.3​	39.7​
10/17/20​	White​	53.4​	38​
10/17/20​	White​	54​	40.1​
10/17/20​	White​	54.2​	40.2​
​	​	​	​
10/18/20​	White​	51.5​	40.6​
10/18/20​	White​	53​	40.4​
10/18/20​	White​	53.7​	38.7​
10/18/20​	Brown​	49.8​	39.1​
10/18/20​	Brown​	58.3​	42.1​
​	​	​	​
10/19/20​	White​	51.4​	40.3​
10/19/20​	White​	55​	41.1​
10/19/20​	White​	55.5​	41.8​
10/19/20​	Brown​	50.2​	39.5​
10/19/20​	Brown​	55.2​	40.7​
​	​	​	​
10/20/20​	White​	50.1​	38.4​
10/20/20​	White​	54.9​	38.4​
10/20/20​	Brown​	50.9​	39.1​
10/20/20​	Brown​	56.8​	41.7​

 

[drinkoj]

Large​	White​	55.5​	42.8​
XL​	White​	​	​
Large​	Brown​	​	​
XL​	Brown​	​	​
​	​	​	​
10/14/20​	White​	48.7​	37.4​
10/14/20​	White​	49.4​	37.7​
10/14/20​	White​	49.9​	36.1​
​	​	​	​
10/15/20​	White​	47.4​	38.1​
10/15/20​	White​	53.6​	40.4​
10/15/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/16/20​	White​	50.5​	40.1​
10/16/20​	White​	52.2​	37.7​
10/16/20​	White​	53.3​	39.7​
10/16/20​	White​	54.1​	40.1​
​	​	​	​
10/17/20​	White​	50.3​	39.7​
10/17/20​	White​	53.4​	38​
10/17/20​	White​	54​	40.1​
10/17/20​	White​	54.2​	40.2​
​	​	​	​
10/18/20​	White​	51.5​	40.6​
10/18/20​	White​	53​	40.4​
10/18/20​	White​	53.7​	38.7​
10/18/20​	Brown​	49.8​	39.1​
10/18/20​	Brown​	58.3​	42.1​
​	​	​	​
10/19/20​	White​	51.4​	40.3​
10/19/20​	White​	55​	41.1​
10/19/20​	White​	55.5​	41.8​
10/19/20​	Brown​	50.2​	39.5​
10/19/20​	Brown​	55.2​	40.7​
​	​	​	​
10/20/20​	White​	50.1​	38.4​
10/20/20​	White​	54.9​	38.4​
10/20/20​	Brown​	50.9​	39.1​
10/20/20​	Brown​	56.8​	41.7​
​	​	​	​
10/21/20​	White​	50.8​	40.3​
10/21/20​	White​	53.8​	38.6​
10/21/20​	White​	54.4​	40.9​
10/21/20​	White​	55.6​	40.7​
10/21/20​	Brown​	56.2​	40.8​

 

[drinkoj]

I need to know if there is any interest in me continuing this thread, as I am considering going to weekly or just stopping it.

Finding that after 2 weeks the eggs hit the classification of "Large" and thinking that "Extra Large" will take 2 months. Btw, all 5 of my Leghorns are now laying as of this week.

 

[aart]

I need to know if there is any interest in me continuing this thread, as I am considering going to weekly or just stopping it.

It's up to you.
I think the lack of participation is because most folks weigh there eggs rather than measuring as you are doing.

Finding that after 2 weeks the eggs hit the classification of "Large" and thinking that "Extra Large" will take 2 months. Btw, all 5 of my Leghorns are now laying as of this week.

How have you determined that?

 

[drinkoj]

How have you determined that?

I've measured store bought eggs and compared them to mine. Now as I've measured over the past few weeks, I've noticed a decline in growth rate, but still a slight change in size to my largest egg. So my 2 months to reach X-Large really is a "hunch" and not laid in a mathematical equation. Their chickens, so I'm not going to over think things.
I've read it takes around 9 to 12 months of laying to reach full egg size, so it'll be fun to see when the girls' eggs reach full size as I have all the confidence in the world that they'll surpass what others have done.

 

[aart]

so I'm not going to over think things.

Might be too late

 

[Ridgerunner]

If you continue weekly would make me happy. I'd even be OK with monthly. It's a very common question on here and I think it helps to have size or weight so people can better understand. Bu every day is too much.