Old Speckled Hen Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Are first laid eggs small? My gingernut has just started laying and her eggs are the size of Bantie eggs. Do they get bigger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy77 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 hello. only had our girls two months. two of them are laying now. their eggs started off at 36g and are getting bigger each day. Biggest so far are 50g. hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peachy77 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Sorry, its our gingernut ranger that isnt laying yet. She seems a lot smaller in comparison to the pepperpot and amber star, but has been crouching a while now and even went up in the house today for the 1st time in the day. So maybe it will be soon. Not sure though as her comb and wattles are still quite small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 Yes the eggs get bigger, Opal started at 35g - 45g and they are now 60g+. She also has done 2 extra large at 99g and 95g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted August 7, 2008 Author Share Posted August 7, 2008 That's great news. Not that I mind really, they do look a dinky size. One of the other hens (though not the one I thought would be next) has just started to lay and spent an hour unproductively in the nest box yesterday. I later found an egg on the grass!!! I'm going away this weekend and the girls will be confined to the coop and run. Perhaps she will get the hang of where to leave her eggs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
