Egg sizes

[RUNuts]

From Wiki and USDA:
Jumbo eggs are 2.5 oz, XL are 2.25, L 2.0, M 1.75, S 1.5, PeeWee 1.25 oz

I am getting 1-3 small eggs daily. Cute little buggers. So I eat those for breakfast the next day. Try to put the larger ones aside for customers. These are large by rating, so we are good, but I don't always get a whole carton and the rest mediums since I try to mix white and brown.
Yesterday + smalls from days before for 19 eggs (14 laid yesterday) gave 7 Large, 8 medium, 3 small and 1 peewee. Yes, I weighed them before dropping into the pan today and burnt the onions doing it. Thanks Kiki.

Thanks @KikisGirls ! Now in addition to counting daily eggs, I will now track weight and color. The leghorns usually give the largest. But for 7 birds I get 4-6 white eggs daily. The other 10 are 6 reds and 4 BR. I suspect the BR for the small ones, because I've been watching and the Reds are laying mediums.

I understand that egg sizes are a very personal and chicken specific detail. Has anyone noticed trends? For example, the Ideal Hatchery EE eggs tend to be what size? All my girls are Ideal breeds with 6 EEs for next year's laying. I was planning on culling the reds due to personality (or lack thereof) but if the BR are laying small eggs, well … economics and chicken math.

In case you are wondering, this is a fascinating hobby. If they can pay for their feed with egg sales, I'd be eggstatic + free eggs for the family. I'm getting sporadic egg sales. One regular and developing a couple more. But this isn't and won't be work. Enjoy and thanks for the feed back!

 

[Kiki]

All Ideal hens.
From the top down
Dominique
Welsummers
Australorp
Easter

Remember I feed fermented feed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19373724
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6. The use of fermented feed increased egg weight in the period from 34 to 37 weeks (61.4 vs. 60.0) and increased shell weight (g/100 g egg weight, 10.2 vs. 9.9) and shell stiffness (N/mm, 161 vs. 150) of eggs collected at 37 weeks.

 

[PirateGirl]

I have not yet weighed any of my eggs, but there is a large variation in egg sizes between my birds. I know who lays what egg, so I'm curious if the largest egg comes from the largest bird, and on down the line. I have really been wanting to purchase a vintage egg scale, like an old jiffy way to put on my counter. I have no reason to weigh my eggs other than to satisfy my own curiosity. Perhaps I will see if they have a cheap scale at the grocery store later.

 

[Kiki]

https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/4#25

 

[aart]

With my first group of 6 pullets, I weighed and recorded all the eggs in grams every day for months. Haven't really bothered since.

But I do weigh my cartons when selling, sometimes call them pullet dozens.
6 larger eggs and the rest pullet eggs till weight gets to 24-27oz.
Easier than adjusting prices.... and tracking them.

 

[Birdsong 82]

So the standard for jumbo is 2.5 ounces?!

 

[PirateGirl]

@KikisGirls This is interesting. I suppose it makes sense that larger birds lay bigger eggs, but for some reason I thought breed would have more of an impact. I found a scale in my kitchen last night, but it was not sensitive enough to weigh my eggs.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Wow then I have to give my Rhode Island Reds super super credit. And either my scale is broken or those are awesome chickens. I don’t weigh every ache they lay but when I get those crazy sized double yolk or’s I’ve wweighed several well over 3 ounces And awls I can think is ouch

 

[aart]

I use a digital kitchen scale....weighs in grams, ounces, and lb/oz....capacity about 13lbs, never been calibrated as I don't have weight standards to use.

 

[RUNuts]

Same here. I have a digital scale and found it pretty close but never calibrated. the mechanical scale, if kept clean, should be close to full proof.
For 6-11, L =6, M =3, S =2 for a total of 11. 3 Lg whites.
6-12, L =2, M =9, S =4 & P =1 for a total of 16 (good day!). 2 Lg & 5 M whites.

This means the former broody, whose face turned red again, is laying.