what breed lays the biggest egg?

[RockyToggRanch]

Black Australorp gets my vote

 

[lakeshorenc]

My White Leghorn lays the biggest egg I get and she is my smallest hen.The large dark brown eggs are RIR's and the smaller lighter eggs are the Barred Rock's. I do think their (BR) eggs taste the best.

 

[cmom]

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I have heard them also refered to as Cinnamon Queens and Cinnamon Browns.

Here is a members page on her ISA Browns.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-ISA_Browns

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

Orpintons lay whoppers. I have one RIR hen that lays an egg each day that you would swear is a double yoker but it isn't.

 

[Dar]

my sex links lay jumbo +++ eggs..i have to be careful how many i try and fit in a cartion cause then carton wont shut..

 

[mzrea]

I have one RIR hen that lays an egg each day that you would swear is a double yoker but it isn't

I also havea RIR that lays a huge egg everyday. Too big for the large egg cartons. All the others fit perfect in a large egg carton. The eggs did start out on the small side when they were pullets, but now that they are full fledged hens the eggs are consistently large. I have 6 BR and 5 RIR by the way. Oh and four 14 week mixed breed (hopefully all pullets and colored egg layers)

 

[Buckguy20]

Henderson's Chicken Chart has some stats on laying and egg size.
According to their tests Delawares laid the largest egg. I have had many different breeds and my biggest eggs came from an old Austrlorp hen. My black giants laid a medium egg. Nor even worth considering for size. I knew a guy that raised Turkens and I was amazed at the consistent size of their eggs.
Of my current flock, the Welsummers not only lay the biggest eggs but also the most.

 

[Mahlzeit]

My easter eggers lay me some pretty big blue eggs. One of them in particular is always too big for the carton.