Giant eggs👩🏼‍🌾

[Freja Ionasdottir]

Hi, I am Freja and I am currently in North Country.
I moved here from Hawaii just weeks before the pandemic so I am still trying to figure out taking care of my chickens in this climate. I lost two of my sweetest hens to weasels, and two more from the trauma of the attack. Now, I think we have stabilized. Cross your fingers. (I bring all twelve of my chickens in every night to safe guard them from predators...it’s kind of labor intensive, lol.)
But now, one of my hens is laying giant eggs. They are two or three times the size of the other eggs, I just wonder if anyone else has found any issues for their hens in this matter? Can she handle eggs that size? Thanks for listening.

 

[HKG]

Are your hens young birds?

 

[HKG]

Also, what breed are they?

 

[CHlCKEN]

Welcome to BYC! We are glad to have you. Feel free to ask any questions you may have, one of our many poultry keepers and experts will be happy to jump in and answer them for you.

Have you cracked them open to see if there are multiple yolks inside? How old are they?

 

[Freja Ionasdottir]

Are your hens young birds?

Yes, they are about eight months old. This is their first spring.

 

[Freja Ionasdottir]

Also, what breed are they?

They are ida browns and black jerseys. I am not sure which one of them is laying the giant eggs.

 

[HKG]

Yes, they are about eight months old. This is their first spring.

I am going to guess it is because when they begin laying they lay smaller eggs. The others will probably start laying "big" eggs soon.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Large double yolk eggs are not uncommon with high production birds. Sometimes they can lead to reproductive tract problems - sometimes not.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, Freja, welcome to BackYard Chickens. Thank you for joining our community.

 

[Pork Pie]

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