bridgy chooks Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hi Our light sussex (4 years old) has always laid really well. A few weeks ago she was unwell (and we discovered egg bound). After taking the advice given on here, I stayed up late with her and she laid 2 eggs at about 1am (great timing!) and was perfectly fine again. She's laid normal eggs since that episode until today when she has laid one that is nearly double the length of a usual one (but not much fatter than usual). Should I be worried that she is getting strange egg habits? May be it's old age? Just wondering if anyone's experienced similar. I'd rather her not lay if it's going to make her ill. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy chick Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 i have had my ex-bats since last September. the remaining few that are laying are laying enormous sized eggs. But unfortunately this seems to be a pattern in them whereas they stop laying altogether a few months after laying the enormous sized eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgy chooks Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hmmm thanks for the reply hippy chick... no egg at all today, I wonder if there's another big one brewing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 Sounds as if she is coming to the end of her laying career. I have noticed the pattern you describe many times with my older girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy chick Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 My Maureen stays on the nest for over an hour until she pops her egg. Poor girl must be uncomfortable giving birth to such huge eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
