Which chicken did this egg come from?

Melsbels

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Dec 27, 2024
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Hey all, I posted this on the Facebook BYC page too, I'm so curious!

We have 11 chickens, 1 of which is a laying Hyline rescue hen called Rosie (very sporadically laying, maybe 1-2 a week). This morning we had a rather large, whiter coloured egg, which we think could be that of miss Buttercup - a 26-28 week old Buff Orpington.

Do we think the day has finally come for our big fluffy girl to lay that first egg??
 

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Normal first eggs are on the small side. Eggs get larger as the pullet grows. When they lay an abnormally large egg, it is usually a double yolker. Candle it or crack it open and you will know if this is the case.
 

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