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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: dye29 on May 20, 2017, 20:53

Title: egg size
Post by: dye29 on May 20, 2017, 20:53

hi all my hens are laying lovely now around 19/20 week old feeding them layers pellets plenty of fresh water and a treat every other day of mixed corn , mealworms or veg im getting lovely golden yolk eggs but there still small what sort of age will i be getting bigger normal sized eggs

Title: Re: egg size
Post by: LILLILEAF on May 21, 2017, 07:11

Hi
As the hens get in to their laying the eggs will get bigger as the season goes on,they are laying pullet eggs at the moment, they are  smaller to start with.

Title: Re: egg size
Post by: Pippa P on May 22, 2017, 20:56

My girls are just a bit older than yours (8-10 weeks) and they are laying quite big eggs now (well 5 of the 6are) and one has laid an enormous double yolker three weeks running!