Hen laying little eggs

[chickengirl93]

I have 9 red sex links one of them just started laying eggs this week but they are very small. the shell is hard it seems I have not cracked any of them to see if they have yolks or not. Will the eggs get bigger?? These birds were hatched the beginning of March.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Chicken's first eggs are often smaller when they start laying and then grow over time. They still taste great!

Oh, and

 

[ldutch123]

Yes when they first start laying the eggs are small. Mine got bigger within a month or two. Maybe sooner. My old girls lay huge eggs.

Congrats on your first eggs!! I was so excited when I goT my first egg.

 

[chickengirl93]

Thanks for the input. I just started this whole chicken thing. I can tell you I love my chickens. I have a total of 35 with 2 confirmed as roosters. I really enjoy watching them. I love to hear my roosters crowing they just started a few weeks ago.

 

[ldutch123]

I have a few 9 week old mottled houdans and 1 of them just started crowing and it sure does sound funny. I just love that.

I started almost a year ago and I have 80 chickens, 4 ducks and 1 half blind turkey. It's addicting and I just spend hours outside with them all.

It really is an awesome hobby if you have the space and time to enjoy them!

 

[chickengirl93]

Yes it is addicting! I also have 2 ducks. I was going to get a turkey or 2 but I was afraid that the coyotes would get them. I keep my chickens and ducks cooped up most of the time during the day when I am outside I let them kind of free range around the yard. They seem to like it. I can just sit for hours watching them.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

It is very normal for the first eggs to be small they will slowly get bigger as she gets older...I would say by the time they are 8-9 months old they should be about normal size...here is my first egg I got form one of my red sex links