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Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by Momagain1, Jul 18, 2011.

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  1. Jul 18, 2011 #1
    Momagain1

    Momagain1 Songster

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    Umm...a week out and I have 14 eggs from I dont know how many laying birds yet...we have 25 age laying birds..but they just started laying this past week...

    so as of today we have 14 eggs...only ONE is a large egg..the rest are small eggs which is NOT making us happy...

    we got these specific birds due to medium to large eggs....so my dumb question is.....

    will they get larger as they keep laying?? in the beginning when they lay..do the eggs tend to be smaller???

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  4. Jul 18, 2011 #2
    debilorrah

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    First eggs are often small, and at the opposite end they can be double yolkers. After about 2-3 months they even out.
     
  6. Jul 18, 2011 #3
    Mtn Margie

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    Yes, they will increase in size. Expect a few funky eggs as they gear up production.
     
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  8. Jul 18, 2011 #4
    KTruxillo

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    We had the same concern when ours first started laying, in fact my husband threatened to make them all gumbo if they didn't start laying bigger eggs. Our hens slowly one by one began laying in end of april and may and we now have mostly large eggs waiting for us. On occasion we get a smaller one in there but they have steadily gotten bigger as the hens have matured more.
     
  10. Jul 18, 2011 #5
    ThinkingChickens

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    Some days will be smaller, some larger and some jumbo double yolker days! They just need to rev up their engines.
     

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