How heavy is your egg?

[EggWalrus]

My leghorns usually all lay 85g+. Most being over 90g. I have collected a lot that are 95g to 98g. But still waiting on that 100g+ egg!

 

[DiYMama540]

I've got to get a kitchen scale...now I'm curious about how much the eggs weigh. I have 2 "California White" leghorn mixes and they haven't missed a day laying yet, and I would definitely categorize the eggs as Large - XL. Bigger than my runner duck's eggs!

 

[Ladies-Eight]

I have ISA Brown chickens (19 total) and I get 14 t0 16 eggs a day. My largest egg so far has been 89 grams = 3.2 ounces. This size qualifies as a jumbo egg. They are huge and so far they have had double yolks.

You are so right They do not fit a regular egg carton.

 

[EggWalrus]

Egg sizes are usually determined by weighing a whole dozen of simular eggs. The following chart is the avg per egg, based on the doz/weight chart.
Size Minimum mass per egg
Colossal 85 g
Huge 77 g
Jumbo 70 g
Extra Large 63 g
Large 56 g
Medium 49 g
Small 42 g
Pee Wee 35 g
And if I remember right, down in Australia, they call the Huge and Colossal, King and Mega respectively. Maybe some one from Down Under can correct me if I'm remembering it wrong.

 

[tripletfeb]

Egg sizes are usually determined by weighing a whole dozen of simular eggs. The following chart is the avg per egg, based on the doz/weight chart.
Size Minimum mass per egg
Colossal 85 g
Huge 77 g
Jumbo 70 g
Extra Large 63 g
Large 56 g
Medium 49 g
Small 42 g
Pee Wee 35 g

So, what do the eggs over 85 g qualify for? Ostrich?!

 

[EggWalrus]

So, what do the eggs over 85 g qualify for? Ostrich?!

Teradactyl!

 

[DiYMama540]

Oh thank you for that @EggWalrus ...I never realized there was a weight classification for size...

That should be a sticky or an article somewhere for quick reference!

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Oh thank you for that @EggWalrus ...I never realized there was a weight classification for size...

That should be a sticky or an article somewhere for quick reference!

I agree with you. I have a lot of eggs in the 70 to 89 gram weight. They are beautiful although they don't fit the carton.

 

[Aunt Angus]

My BPR lays in the 80-90 range. They dwarf my other eggs. I worry about her, but she hasn't missed a day. They are big, light brown eggs with spots that border on purple.

And, yes, I have provisions on hand in case of prolapse, too.

Not great pics, but you get the idea. The scale shows about 90 gms, but it's a weird angle.

 

[cmom]

I weigh all of my eggs in grams.
Jumbo - Greater than 2.5 oz. or 70 g or >
Extra-Large (XL) - Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64-69 g
Large (L) - Greater than 2 oz. or 56-63 g
Medium (M) - Greater than 1.75 oz. or 49-55 g
Small (S) - Greater than 1.5 oz. or 42-48 g
Peewee - Greater than 1.25 oz. or < 42 g
My Leghorns lay very large eggs too. This is one of my largest eggs at 185 grams. Not sure if it was laid by a RIR or RIW since I have both in that coop. It was an egg inside an egg and they were both double yolk.