Silkie Egg V.S. Buff Orpington Egg

[silkieRaiser]

Hi,
Our hens just started laying and we have only caught the Buff Orpingtons laying. We currently have 2 eggs. One is smaller than the other and we wanted to know if maybe our Silkies were laying too. Here is a picture of our eggs...

 

[BantamLover21]

Silkie eggs are usually white/cream and very small, especially in comparison to Buff Orpington eggs. Therefore, I think the smaller egg (which appears brown) is probably a Buff Orpington egg, too, just a smaller one. It is not unusual for young pullets to start off laying smaller eggs than they will eventually lay.

 

[silkieRaiser]

ok. Thank you!