First egg.....

[smfritch]

A little over a week ago one of my RIR laid her first egg. She hasn't laid again until today. The first egg was very small, and the one she laid today is a little larger, but still very small. Is this normal?


Steven

 

[debilorrah]

I don't know, but we have two RIR chicks - what color was the egg? Oh and CONGRATS!!!!

 

[cyanne]

Yep, pullets often lay small eggs when they first start laying and then over time they should get up to their regular size.

 

[redoak]

Congrats on your first egg

My hens first eggs were very small, but they only took a couple days between 1st and 2nd egg.

 

[chick_newbie]

Congrats on the first eggs!! I too got my first eggs just over a week ago and they are kind of small. The first little chicken is starting to lay just a little bigger eggs now. The good part is tht she must have kick started the other hens to start laying because yesterday I got 2 eggs and today I got 3 eggs. They are on a roll now I guess.

 

[smfritch]

Thanks! The first egg was brown, but the second egg was brown and white. They are normal inside, just very small.

 

[vfem]

Congrats!!!

She'll get in the laying cycle... which may still be a little slow with the days shortening now!