How big is too big for new layers

[Reaperprincess]

I just bought a few lohman brown hens and they are all 30 weeks old but some of them are laying very big eggs. Is that good or is it putting a strain on their bodies. The next picture is a egg layed today.

This is an egg layed by one of my 32 week old barnfelder mix pullet.

 

[cavemanrich]

Nice eggs,,
Here is some info that you may find useful.
Often when hens start laying,, they occasionally lay double yolkers. Yes,,, it does look like it would strain your hen to express such a large egg,,,,,,,,,,,, but they do it.
And,,,, there is nothing you can do to change that. Usually things return to normal size eggs in time.
These things do vary from different breeds of chickens. Most pullets start laying small eggs,, and eventually get to where they lay the usual size for that breed.


WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[FrostRanger]

Congrats on the first eggs! Nothing you can do to change egg size as that's determined by her genetics, what she lays is what she lays. Just enjoy the fresh eggs, she'll be just fine

 

[Reaperprincess]

Thank you I was just woried because the eggs were so much larger than my other chickens at that age and I worried that it was putting strain on their bodies.

 

[Mrs. K]

No sense in worrying about what you can't change. I too got some pullets last May, and I never got any pullet size eggs out of them, they were nice medium to large eggs. At first I thought it wasn't them laying, but it is.

Mrs K

 

[Ridgerunner]

I just bought a few lohman brown hens

Lohman Brown are a hybrid mix used by commercial egg laying operators to lay a lot of large eggs. At 30 weeks of age yours have probably been laying for two months or more. It sounds like they are doing what they are designed to do.

I understand your concern. Is there a risk because of them laying such large eggs? Some, but there is nothing you can do about it. The risk isn't that great, it's what they were designed for.

 

[Reaperprincess]

Lohman Brown are a hybrid mix used by commercial egg laying operators to lay a lot of large eggs. At 30 weeks of age yours have probably been laying for two months or more. It sounds like they are doing what they are designed to do.

I understand your concern. Is there a risk because of them laying such large eggs? Some, but there is nothing you can do about it. The risk isn't that great, it's what they were designed for.

Thank you this is very helpful. I just want healthy chickens and worry when they are still small and lay these big eggs.