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[MysteryChicken]

One of my other Malay pullets has started laying today. Her egg was the tiniest pullet egg I've had. Weighed in at peewee size.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Got another egg from the same pullet. It was smaller then a mature hens egg, but weighed in as extra large. It's also larger then her first. That was a fast size increase.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's her eggs.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

Yeah big increase.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah big increase.

Yes, I was surprised.

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

My Pullets the increases have been gradual in size… but slowly the eggs are getting larger. What is really blowing my mind is the weight differences I am monitoring between the different chicks even from the same breed.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My Pullets the increases have been gradual in size… but slowly the eggs are getting larger. What is really blowing my mind is the weight differences I am monitoring between the different chicks even from the same breed.

Eggs from my pullets usually gradually increase in size to over time. This was a dramatic jump.

Yeah, how much of a weight difference between chicks?

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

I had one pullet suddenly lay huge eggs, but they turned out to be double yolk eggs each time. That seems to have stopped but I am watching this as I do not want to breed her if she continues to lay double yolks more that single yolk eggs. Though I am going to breed for bird size, egg size, and egg colour are also on my list… as we eat eggs a lot.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had one pullet suddenly lay huge eggs, but they turned out to be double yolk eggs each time. That seems to have stopped but I am watching this as I do not want to breed her if she continues to lay double yolks more that single yolk eggs. Though I am going to breed for bird size, egg size, and egg colour are also on my list… as we eat eggs a lot.

Speaking about double yolkers. I got a gigantic egg from the bantam coop today. It has two huge yolks in it. I have no idea who laid that thing.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Weather is looking great. Soon I can butcher some birds, & set up my breeding area, & get started. But before I officially start, I have a variety of chicks to hatch for some friend.