What do I do now, and how do I know about my eggs

[jengroh]

I have 8 ee that are 19 weeks old, 3 bantams that are 19 weeks old, and then some older ones like Sussex's, polish buffs, silkies, frizzles, and 7 black/white crested ones who all range from 20 weeks to 10 months. We have been getting eggs, which we assume from the older ones, but not on a regular basis. Some days we will get 1 eggs, then others 4 eggs. These eggs range from tan to cream white. some are larger than the others. Today we got this one, and a friend of mine said that it is a new egg from a new chicken, and they are smaller. If I crack it open, she said there will be no yellow, so when I cracked it open (which broke my heart) I got yellow...so is this probably one of my older chickens laying for the first time??




this is the little egg

 

[GitaBooks]

I doubt it would be one of the bantams laying, though I guess there is that possibility.

We have gotten yolkless and little eggs from our standard size chickens even after they have laid for a while, so it could be that. You never know what a chicken decides to do.

However, it could also be a chicken just starting to lay as well. This one is probably the most likely.



(This is a little egg next to a normal one. And my dog Cinnamon, hoping he gets to eat it.

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Best of luck!

 

[junebuggena]

My pullets have only been laying for a week or two. Their eggs are half the size of regular grocery store eggs.

 

[GitaBooks]

Most of my eggs are just slightly smaller than grocery store eggs, but really they vary greatly. Sometimes a chicken will lay a smaller egg, sometimes they lay a long skinny egg, and sometimes they lay one with two yolks!

As for the little egg, it looks like its yolk is an odd shape, so it could just be a one-time deformity.

 

[jengroh]

I got a long skinny one 2 days ago...it looks weird next to the others.

 

[jengroh]

thank you I am getting excited!!!!