MissE
Crowing
It has been a long time since I've had to buy eggs in the store, so I really don't remember what size a "large" egg is.
I was packaging some eggs to give away. Generally I use the plastic cartons, but these were for some out of town friends, so I used cardboard cartons since I don't expect to get them back. I've never weighed my eggs, but saw on the carton label that a large egg is 50 grams, so I decided to weigh mine.
My average size eggs are 70+ grams. The little bitty Speckled Sussex eggs that I normally keep for myself and don't sell because they are so small are 48-52 grams! What?
I have one Rudd Ranger hen who always lays eggs that are huge. It's rare for one of hers to fit in a carton. I weighed the 4 she laid this week, and they were 90 to 103 grams. Then one of my Sapphire Gem girls laid a goofy wrinkled monster that was 111 grams, and a Calico Princess gave one that was over 100 grams this week too.
Calico Princess 107 grams, Sapphire Gem 70 grams, Speckled Sussex 48 grams.
Sapphire Gem weird egg
Rudd Ranger. All her eggs are this size.
Calico Princess. Unusually large for her.
Largest egg in the carton is 90 grams. Can barely close the lid with the big one in there.
I was packaging some eggs to give away. Generally I use the plastic cartons, but these were for some out of town friends, so I used cardboard cartons since I don't expect to get them back. I've never weighed my eggs, but saw on the carton label that a large egg is 50 grams, so I decided to weigh mine.
My average size eggs are 70+ grams. The little bitty Speckled Sussex eggs that I normally keep for myself and don't sell because they are so small are 48-52 grams! What?
I have one Rudd Ranger hen who always lays eggs that are huge. It's rare for one of hers to fit in a carton. I weighed the 4 she laid this week, and they were 90 to 103 grams. Then one of my Sapphire Gem girls laid a goofy wrinkled monster that was 111 grams, and a Calico Princess gave one that was over 100 grams this week too.
Calico Princess 107 grams, Sapphire Gem 70 grams, Speckled Sussex 48 grams.
Sapphire Gem weird egg
Rudd Ranger. All her eggs are this size.
Calico Princess. Unusually large for her.
Largest egg in the carton is 90 grams. Can barely close the lid with the big one in there.