First eggs are so small!

[rod5591]

Today I was rewarded with my first eggs but they were so small—smaller than the medium eggs at the supermarket. But there were two of them—the hens are 5.5 months old. I have 16 hens and one rooster.

Will the eggs get bigger?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Congratulations!

The first couple of eggs a pullet lays are typically smaller. They should be a larger size after they lay a couple. Sometimes even the second one layed will be more of an average size egg or larger.

 

[snow5164]

Yes, for sure. For reference put a quarter beside the eggs so we can see “ how small “, or weigh them...

This is completely normal they are practicing...

I give you this picture so you can imagine what’s to come

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Yes, for sure. For reference put a quarter beside the eggs so we can see “ how small “, or weigh them...

This is completely normal they are practicing...

I give you this picture so you can imagine what’s to come View attachment 1503103

the "more eggs than you have room in the basket for" stage..
Beautiful eggs btw!

 

[rod5591]

Looks to be twice the size of a quarter....no eggs yet today....

 

[usmcpilot06]

My rir's did the same, they get a little bigger with each egg

 

[kklowell]

I got one first egg that wasn't bigger than a quarter...more like the size of one of those big marbles, and round like one too. Our girls are still not all laying but are coming on fast, almost every day now we get a one-ounce egg.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Will the eggs get bigger?

Yep. . This was about 6 weeks after the first egg. . The largest was a Double Yolker. My first eggs were small 43 grams/1.5oz. My Golden Comets at 28 months old average XL and Jumbo. 71/2.5.
These are sex-links. A purebred may be different and Bantams will be smaller. GC

 

[SueT]

My 2 Spitzhauben pullets have been laying tiny eggs for a month. These eggs are smaller than the bantam eggs! But are these girls ever egg laying machines. In the past 14 days they gave me 25 eggs and 2 were double yolkers......I am looking forward to bigger eggs so we can hatch some....

 

[GC-Raptor]

My 2 Spitzhauben pullets have been laying tiny eggs for a month. These eggs are smaller than the bantam eggs! But are these girls ever egg laying machines. In the past 14 days they gave me 25 eggs and 2 were double yolkers......I am looking forward to bigger eggs so we can hatch some....

Wow!!
I got a friend that loves his eggs small and only buys medium size, because our store doesn't sell small.
He was crazy for my eggs, ,till they got over 50 grams.
I would like to get some small egg layers, but I need another coop. GC