Minnie&Moose Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Margo, our gigantic lavender orp who was hatched by Magda on May 2nd, has laid her first egg . It's tiny - the pekins lays bigger eggs than this . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Have you weighed it M&M? Our pullets start around 52 grammes and are now increasing with almost every egg. But we did have a massive Black Orpington who laid piddly little eggs all her life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Will try and weigh it tomorrow Beantree - our digital scales need a battery - but my guess is it's probably not more than about 35-40g at most! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 You've done well though, to get an egg this close to the shortest day from a May hatching Her eggs should definitely get bigger, and if she continues you'll have that rare bird - a winter laying orpington without extra lighting, for her first season at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 A winter egg or two wouldn't go down amiss round here - everyone else in our garden has either packed up early for the season (most stopped in Sep), is too young, too old, or the wrong sex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
