chooklady Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Harriet has just had a long labour! This is her second egg weighing in at 68g. One of Blossom's is also in the phto her's is 34g, her smallest egg laid a few days ago. Harriet is OH's hen, he'll be so proud. The egg was a bit bloody when we found it, is that normal for a large egg, I expect there was some straining going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Not unusual for a larger than normal egg to be a little blood stained, especially in a young hen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Congratulations . Lovely egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 Blimy that's a good sized egg for only her second one. Well done that chicken. That is what a supermarket would class as "large". Very large = 74g and over Large = 63-73g Medium = 53-63g Small = 53g and below Now mine have been laying ages, they always lay roughly 75g ish. So I know think of these as "normal" sized eggs and get surprised to be reminded how small supermarket medium eggs actually are. Especially as eggs sold in shops are graded by weight (not actual size). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted September 8, 2008 Share Posted September 8, 2008 well done to your chick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesL Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well done! We had a 39g and a 81g yesterday - what a difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
