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WOW!!!! get my leghorn an icepack...

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by stevin, Jan 21, 2011.

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  1. Jan 21, 2011 #1
    stevin

    stevin Chillin' With My Peeps

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    could not believe that one of my 4 lb leghorns layed this egg!!!!!
    poor girl must be exhausted...
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    the other white eggs are already jumbos to begin with and the brown egg i would consider a large....
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  3. Jan 21, 2011 #2
    ThreeBoysChicks

    ThreeBoysChicks Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Yeap - My Leghorn girls are laying 2 7/8 ounce eggs consistently. And occassionally, they are 3 ounces. And they are the girls consistently laying this winter. Most of the brown egg layers are on break.
     
  5. Jan 21, 2011 #3
    easttxchick

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    Wow! That's impressive!
    You could make an omelet with just that one egg. [​IMG]
     
  7. Jan 21, 2011 #4
    stevin

    stevin Chillin' With My Peeps

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    i'm gonna have to weigh it up tonite.
    yeah my leghorns have been giving me 5-6 eggs everyday, i only have 6 of them. absolutely incredible layer!!!!
    and out of my 3 ee's i get 2 green eggs everyday and occasionally 3 a day.
    but out of my 16 brown eggs layesr i get an average of 6-8 eggs a day.
     
  9. Jan 21, 2011 #5
    oconnorfamily25

    oconnorfamily25 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    when you crack it open, tell us how many yolks
     
  11. Jan 21, 2011 #6
    hannakat

    hannakat Chillin' With My Peeps

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    one word..... OUCH!
     

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