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You may get small eggs with no yolk and large eggs with two yolks and even soft shelled eggs as her hormones balance out and her body gets used to producing eggs. Eventually it will normal out.
Be sure to provide calcium via egg shells, oyster shells, or another supplement. Provide a dedicated dish of a calcium source and she will take what she needs when she needs it.
 
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Beautiful eggs! Yes, like others have said, providing a calcium supplement may be beneficial. I've always provided oyster shell... it's readily available at any farm store where you would buy her feed. She's old enough to be eating a Layer Feed or you could even give her a Flock Raiser (higher protein content) as long as you definitely give oyster shell on the side. It takes a lot of protein and calcium from a chickens body to make eggs.

That cage is pretty small to keep her in, almost like a battery hen cage. Two hours a day isn't enough time to roam around. You might want to consider moving her outside and getting a coop with a run, and maybe a friend or two. Each chicken needs at least 10-15 square feet of space to stay healthy. The only time to really be confined in such a tiny area is at night while sleeping/roosting.

Dust bathing is also really important to maintain healthy skin and feathers, and to keep parasites away. If she also has a separate place to lay eggs (nest box) and to sleep (on a perch) she might be happier.

If you want to keep her as a house pet, you'll still need to give her a bit more room. Chickens do not do well in small areas, not like a parrot in a cage.
You might find these threads interesting to read:
Chickens as House Pets? Opinions and Views
House Chickens thread for people that have them
People with house chickens

Best wishes!
 
Welcome to Backyard Chickens, Emily! We are glad you joined the flock! :welcome BYC is a helpful site providing all of the information you need to know about poultry. There is always space for members on the BYC roost! :highfive: I bet peepers gets a lot of human attention. She would probably also be happier with a companion though.

Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!
 

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