Egg Size

Des C · « **on:** May 03, 2007, 13:38 »

Hi everyone,
Sorry I haven't been posting of late but I have been reading the usual flow of advice (and banter!). Question - Is it normal for egg size to fluctuate significantly? I collected an egg this morning from one of my little hybrids and it was like an ostrich egg!!! It was literally twice the size of the others. The poor bird must be walking like John Wayne!! Is this normal or is there trouble on the horizon??

As always I am grateful for the comments of the more experienced members of the "family".

Des C

Kerry · « **Reply #1 on:** May 03, 2007, 13:47 »

Hi Des,

Had the same with my two and posted a query. Apparently it's nothing the worry about.

Below is a piccie of Thelma's biggest ! On average they were weighing 56g - this one was 93g. OUCH

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 03, 2007, 13:49 »

Funny you should say that, I had one this morning and it weighed in at 107gms!!!!! Any go one better?

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** May 03, 2007, 14:34 »

Let us know what they are like when you crack them. Single yolk, double yolk, egg in an egg. All possibilities

Kerry · « **Reply #4 on:** May 03, 2007, 14:39 »

Forgot to mention that Aunt Sally.

Thelma's big one was a double yolker. I was doing somersaults I was that excited, but haven't had one since. Louise's by comparison are still quite a bit smaller, slightly darker shell and sometimes brown speckles. They are the same hybrids and the same age though.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #5 on:** May 03, 2007, 21:55 »

All the larger eggs we get have very watery whites, I think its because they don't lay every day, or they are older chooks, but out of this lot, we've not had one double yolk. The last lot of chooks we had, there wree loads of double yolkers!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #6 on:** May 03, 2007, 21:57 »

Quote from: "grannieannie"

All the larger eggs we get have very watery whites,

My Gerty lays those grannie it's a known egg problem. I'll see if I can find it for you...

...Here it is on the Poultry site:

Watery Whites

Des C · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:55 »

The huge egg turned out to be a double yolker which was claimed by my youngest daughter and chief hen-helper. Let's hope that the trend continues!

Des C

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2007, 11:56 »

What a treat

Gardening Mark · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2007, 14:28 »

I have had very large eggs along with smaller ones and I have never had a double yoker yet but cant wait for the day!!! Nice 1.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #10 on:** May 07, 2007, 00:19 »

Thanks for that Aunty, yes, its because the chooks are older isn't it, rather than because they are stale. The 107gms egg I put into a victoria sandwich, and yes it had a watery white, and only the single yolk.

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but it doesn't look that big in the photo. I should have chosen a much smaller companion egg!!!

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #11 on:** May 07, 2007, 10:19 »

Looks big to me grannie

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2007, 20:58 »

And this is my smallest egg so far!!!! 25gms!!!

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2007, 21:03 »

I've got another contender for the smallest egg competition. Weighed in this afternoon at just 15gms!!!!

richyrich7 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2007, 21:22 »

Quote from: "grannieannie"

Funny you should say that, I had one this morning and it weighed in at 107gms!!!!! Any go one better?

Grannie forgot to mention She farms ostriches

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I've got another contender for the smallest egg competition. Weighed in this afternoon at just 15gms!!!!

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