Mystery Layer

[Flock In Texas]

I have 3 laying hens. They give me 6 eggs/week each like clockwork. 2 brown and 1 green. Yesterday, I only got 2 brown eggs. Today, I found 3 brown and 1 green. One of the brown eggs is smaller than the others.

I bought my chicks at the end of February. I bought 2 turkens, 2 BLR Wyandottes, 1 Blue Laced Wyandotte, and a Cochin. The turkens looked to be a couple of weeks older when I bought them. Are any of those breeds known for laying especially early? The oldest any of them can be is 4 months, but I know that one of them laid that egg, unless my RIR or my Barred Rock did double duty today.

 

[HuskerHens18]

Could they have hidden the egg from you? My hens are notorious for burying or shoving eggs behind the nesting boxes. Which I stumble across after they expire

 

[aart]

Perfect time to check pullet butts.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Flock In Texas]

Perfect time to check pullet butts.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Thank you. That’s what I’m looking for. I’ll check them when I get home from work.

 

[Flock In Texas]

Could they have hidden the egg from you? My hens are notorious for burying or shoving eggs behind the nesting boxes. Which I stumble across after they expire

It’s possible, but the egg is pretty small, even for my Barred Rock. She lays the smallest of my 3 hens.

 

[cmom]

My earliest layer was at 16 weeks. I have had a few occasions over the years where I have had more eggs than layers. I suspect that for whatever reason an egg could be layed while forming another egg so later in the day or very early in the morning they may lay a second egg. Just my opinion.