Size of first egg???

[tbrz70]

I am SO excited!! We got our first egg today but I was wondering is it normal for the first ones to be on the small side? It is beautiful, shell is hard and clean however it is about 2/3 the size of an egg from the grocery store. I thought it is probably normal when they first start laying that they be smaller but just thought I would run it by the experts on here! My girls are 4.5 to about 5 months old!

Thanks!

 

[so lucky]

Yes, the first eggs are often small. They may stay small while the girls are young. Guess this is where the term "pullet eggs" comes from. Occasionally you get a big one or a double-yolker. Some folks luck out and get big or normal size eggs from the start. Congratulations on your first egg!

 

[tbrz70]

Thank you!!!

 

[Farm_Maven]

yeppers. little is perfectly normal at the beginning!

 

[golledge]

can anyone tell me why two of my chickens that have just started laying had a normal egg first but now they are soft shelled and they are laying them in the night. They have a constant supply to calcium grit and I also also feed them vegtables and rice as treats. This has been going on for four days now.

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

Congratz on your first egg!

 

[Kaeta44]

tbrz70 - There's nothing to beat the taste of eggs from your own chickens - much tastier than anything you buy in the shops. The first eggs are often small - but don't be surprised if the size varies a bit from time to time over your hens' lifetimes.

golledge - try giving your chickens some plain live yoghurt, the extra protein will help harden the shell



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[LT]

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I suspect they are still getting the hang of the laying process. Give them a week or so to figure everything out. The same thing happened with our first girl who started laying. She laid 6 perfect eggs, then a shell-less, weird egg, then a soft shell egg, and now every egg since has been perfect in every way.

 

[brahmakid11]