How Long till I get full sized eggs?

[coopdeville15]

My first hen to lay eggs is a Barred Rock. I got my first egg on Sept 1st and she has layed an egg each day since. But they are all very small eggs. How long before I can expect to get full sized eggs?

 

[CindaLouWho]

She might just lay small eggs. From my experience, the first one is small, and the rest are their usual size.

 

[lindalouly]

My girls tend to lay varying sizes but now that Ethel has been laying a month, they seem to all be ex large sized eggs. I think it depends on the bird. Her eggs prior ranged from small and if they were large they were double Yolkers. I think they need to mature in their laying for a bit.

 

[junebuggena]

It can take several weeks for the eggs to reach 'normal' size. But they may never be as large as grocery store eggs. The eggs will get a bit bigger after each fall molt.

 

[coopdeville15]

Today's egg was ever so slightly bigger than yesterday's. Still pretty small though.

 

[junebuggena]

Be patient. They will not get dramatically larger over night. It takes time. She only started laying 5 days ago.

 

[allpeepedout]

As I recall, by the time a hen is full sized (maybe a year?).

But the good news: they continue to get larger as the hen ages.

 

[coopdeville15]

Good to know!

 

[aart]

It can take from a few weeks to many months for pullet eggs to get larger.

 

[ChickenMammX4]

My six hens started laying mid July, it took around a month or so for the eggs to get full size.