Too many eggs

[whispurr]

I have two year old hens that give me about an egg a day. I have eight 3-month pullets. I'm getting 3 eggs a day. How is that happening with only two old enough to lay? Is it possible that the young ones could be laying at three months old? They're as big as the two older hens. Thanks!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

What breeds are the 3 month olds?

 

[-Chanticleer-]

What breed?

 

[whispurr]

What breeds are the 3 month olds?

Buff Orpington, some kind of maran, and one Easter egger. The marans are the biggest.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Buff Orpington, some kind of maran, and one Easter egger. The marans are the biggest.

I think most of these breeds start at 5 months as they arent hybrid layers.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

So you collect 3 eggs every morning or every night though? Maybe put a camera in the coop and see if one is laying more than 1 egg or one of the 3 month old is laying.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

I know there was a user on BYC and her buff Orpington laid at 15 weeks. What color is the extra egg?

 

[-Chanticleer-]

It’s a game of clue now .
Who’s comb is reddest?
What color egg?
Any of them singing the egg song that you’ve notice?

Or another possibility is one of the older hens had a glitch and laid twice in one day.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I know there was a user on BYC and her buff Orpington laid at 15 weeks. What color is the extra egg?

Isnt that early? But i guess a Buff orpington could lay at that age.

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Isnt that early? But i guess a Buff orpington could lay at that age.

Let me see if I can find the thread.