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[emsdial911]

Question, do the eggs get bigger as the chickens get older? Mine have just started laying (EE) and the eggs are smaller than our store bought large eggs. I thought EE were supposed to lay X-Large eggs. Also does the feed have anything to so with the size?

 

[melodie_a]

Our EE just started laying also and her eggs are very small. They are a cute minty green though, so I still think they are adorable. I'll be interested to know the answer to the question as well. They look like little midget eggs next to the ones from our sex-link hen. Hers are ginormous!

 

[maizey]

pullet eggs are smaller, they will work up to normal sized eggs as they age a bit

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Yes, first they start laying what are called "pullet eggs."

Then they get bigger.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

And bigger, & bigger. Our EE eggs are HUGE!

 

[Bandit]

My EE lays extra large eggs that are too big for the egg carton. Yours should increase in size as time goes by.

 

[PineappleMama]

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This. We've got Gold Sex Links... supposedly bred to be uber layers... and even they had a few hitches (small eggs, double yolkers, no egg at all) when they were first starting... now we get an egg a day, same size, like clockwork.

 

[Qi Chicken]

The eggs will get larger as the hen matures. Just give her a little time! They get bigger pretty quickly! I think feed only has to do with egg size insofar as it affects the health of the hen. A better quality feed will help a hen achieve her optimal size which will influence the size of the egg.

That said, we have one EE that didn't lay until 7-8 months. Her very first egg was an extra large. Crazy. The hen, however, is HUGE.

 

[lotzahenz]

Agreed with above, as the girls age, their eggs get bigger, just like their butts. It takes time and they will get more regular too.

 

[Lifesong Farm]

Ditto what everyone else said. As they get older they lay larger eggs. I felt gipped when I got small eggs at first. Then I started getting large and double yolkers when the girls got older.

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