Leghorn laying at 10 wks?

[2boxers]

Is it possible? It doesn't seem like it should be, but in my coup this afternoon, I have found a small, fragile white egg. I only have one leghorn, so it had to come from her. The rest of my birds lay either green or brown.

The egg is a bit smaller than the ones my silkies lay and the shell is not very sturdy. Honestly, is this possible? I hope it's not a sign of something wrong. This is easily the sweetest of all my chickens. I don't want her to be ill.

 

[horsejody]

They are egg laying machines.

 

[EricShane]

 

[JennsPeeps]

It's gotta be from the silkies. Possibly a fart egg (or some variation). I've never heard of a pullet laying at 10 weeks.

 

[2boxers]

Can't be a silkie. I only have two and they are both raising chicks right now. So they ain't layin.

It's not a fart egg-it's got a yolk & a white.

Two of my green egg layers are pretty old & sometimes they lay small eggs, but I have already gotten a full compliment of green eggs-all my green girls laid.

It's highly unbelievable, at least to me, that this chick could lay at 10 weeks.

 

[horsejody]

It could still be a silkie. Why assume that a 10 week old pullet would lay and not an adult hen raising chicks? Neither is likely but still possible. I would suspect that the silkie is more of a possibility.

 

[2boxers]

Horsejody, I wouldn't think it would be the silkies because they are in brooder boxes in my garage. Sorry I wasn't more specific.