eve Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Help please haven't posted on here in a while. I've got three new pol hybirds to go with my older girls. Think ruddy the bluebelle has started laying but her eggs are so small is this normal? As can't remember my older girls laying such a small egg. If so how long before they get bigger?? They the size of quails eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Congrats on your new girls! I think egg size can vary a lot for young birds that just started laying. One of my bantams still lays rather small eggs (even compared with the other bantams). But sometimes they are slightly bigger. They just need to get the hang of it and soon will probably just lay averaged sized eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 In my experience, all my girls' eggs started off pretty small and got progressively bigger. It can take some time before they reach a good size. Still get the occasional tiny one from one of them even though she's been laying for a year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 We started with four hybrid and kept a chart as they started to lay. Vertical axis is in grammes Bettie was the bluebell hybrid Coco is a Coucou Marran hybrid Siouxsie is Light sussex hybrid Ginger was Gingernut hybrid We also has a few gaps, a few softies and a few tiny eggs By the end of the chart until now the size is only a little bigger, at about 64g for Coco and Siouxsie Our new hen (a Vorwork) , who laid her first egg yesterday, manager 40g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Wow! How awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I find that they often start laying quite small eggs and they gradually get bigger. Enjoy your eggs even if they are a bit small Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 You can find that egg size increases after worming with Flubenvet as well. We saw a small size increase, perhaps 10%,the shells were smoother also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Yes all my girls are laying and the size of some eggs are getting bigger. Had a softie the other day again.think it's chicken nugget she old and moulting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Another softie again today any ideas people out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 We had a problem with our Bluebell Eve. She had a very dark comb and skin and we thought that a lack of sunlight leading to a vitamin D deficiency was responsible for the soft shells. Vitamin D is used in the transportation mechanism which gets calcium from storage in the bones across to the egg. Try 1mL of Cod Liver Oil. It worked somewhat for us. Are you giving extra Calcium above what is in the layers pellets? This can upset the Calcium to Phosphorous ratio and lead to soft shelled eggs I read last week. So in effect giving too much Calcium is counter-productive and has a reverse effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 No they only have layers pellets grit cider viniger in the water. They free range all the time and have a handful of corn three times a week or more if it's cold. Had a egg half shell half membrane. Then another softie but today normal egg. The new girls eggs are starting to get bigger to. Thanks for advice bout cod liver oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
