CheekyPekins Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I got my first egg from my bantam Orpington today - so happy, as I was told Orpingtons take forever to mature so I wasn't expecting an egg til the spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 That's great news One of my bantams that hatched at Easter has started to lay, others had said I may have to wait to the spring, the others haven't laid yet. How big is a bantam Orpington egg? The Wyandotte egg is about 30g so sweet. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 That's great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyPekins Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 It's about the size of a small supermarket egg (if that makes sense!) I'd never thought of weighing it *trots off to kitchen to weigh the egg* On my not terribly precise scales, it comes up as 55g? Does that sound right? I weighed a Medium Sainsbury's free range egg too and that was 65g on my scales.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Well done Moneypenny!!! Let's hope you get a few more before winter set in, enjoy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 That's a large egg for a bantam to be laying. Well done Moneypenny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyPekins Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 We had a 2nd egg off her today and same weight again... Bless her, they're decent sized eggs and a lot bigger than the eggs I had from my Pekin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 My light sussex's eggs aren't much bigger than that and she's huge - sussex hens weigh 7lb's! Sound like your having more eggs than me at the moment, mine have given up pretty much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheekyPekins Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 I had my 5th egg today, she's been laying one a day - so proud of her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
