First egg! Who laid it though?!

[aart]

I do realize a pullet egg could be smaller but it might hazard a guess.

Highly doubtful.

 

[Kelliejanine]

Are you sure? Because that would be a Silkie size.

Yes it’s the very first egg, I’ve read pullets first eggs are usually much smaller and get larger.

 

[PirateGirl]

No squatting that I’ve noticed, but I noticed one of the girls had been in a nesting box but again I didn’t know who. I’ll check the vents, am I looking for a wet vent? Thanks!

Check out the linked article and the video, the vent is one piece, but the real key is the pelvic point distance.

 

[Melky]

Yes it’s the very first egg, I’ve read pullets first eggs are usually much smaller and get larger.

They can but a standard size fowl doesn’t usually start at peewee size just slightly smaller like a medium egg for example. I have seen a few examples where a few individuals had a really small egg in a standard size fowl on BYC. I’m guessing no bantam in your bunch? However mine did not start that small.

 

[Melky]

I would expect them to get larger and heavier! Still a beautiful egg.

 

[Kelliejanine]

All standard except the Silkie. I could be wrong about the egg size. This is my very first flock and very first egg. But it only weighs 1.3 oz. I assume it is peewee from what I read online. Definitely hoping it’ll get bigger it is a very small egg.

 

[Melky]

All standard except the Silkie. I could be wrong about the egg size. This is my very first flock and very first egg. But it only weighs 1.3 oz. I assume it is peewee from what I read online. Definitely hoping it’ll get bigger it is a very small egg.

Yep that’s peewee size.

 

[Kelliejanine]

Update: it is our barred Plymouth Rock. Caught her in the nesting box

 

[Melky]

View attachment 1657155 Update: it is our barred Plymouth Rock. Caught her in the nesting box

She is so pretty and lovely box. Mystery solved.

 

[Kelliejanine]

Thank you! Definitely hoping the eggs get larger soon