First Eggs.... Same chicken...?? How do you tell?

[tschica]

I have a barred rock, and some buff orpingtons.. and maybe some new hampshire hens. The barred rock is 20 weeks old, the rest are at least 4 weeks behind I think.. Is it possible that I have more than one laying? The single picture is the first egg, which I'm 100% sure is the barred rock. We went a day without eggs, then the first two clockwise from the white egg were found yesterday, with the one on left of the white one being one I found today... Is it possible these are all from the same chicken??? Thanks!!!

 

[themenagerie]

My BR's lay a cream colored egg, similar to bottom pic and furthest to the right in multi egg pic. . My BO's lay an egg colored like the top egg in the mulit -egg picture. (to the left of the lightest colored egg). Hope this helps.

 

[Vicky2479]

I would say going by that pic you have 4 hens laying, I am able to tell all but 2 of my hens eggs apart. Once a hen starts laying as far as I know the only thing that changes is the size, they start out small then get bigger as the hen matures.

 

[tschica]

Craziness... I should add the white one in the top picture is a store bought for size comparison... The bottom one was in low light.. I wish I had saved it, but I ate it for breakfast.. lol. Is it normal for them to lay every other day for a while?

Thanks!!

 

[Skipspin]

Yep, I'd say either 3 or 4 hens laying- hard to tell from the photo.

I can tell all our hen's eggs apart except for two hens that are full sisters from the same clutch. The eggs are identical, though the chickens aren't identical in color.

 

[Vicky2479]

It can take a while for them to settle in to the number of eggs they are going to lay a week, I only have one hen that lays everyday and that's because she is a production breed bred to do that, the rest give me about 5 each a week.
Given that the white one in the top pic is a bought one then I am sticking with 4 hens laying.

 

[tschica]

Thanks everyone... I caught another hen laying an egg this morning!!! She was naughty though, and laid it outside of her nest box.. lol.. I guess I need to leave that golf ball in there a little longer