Does feed affect egg size?

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Does feed affect egg size?
« on: March 29, 2012, 23:11 »
Our neighbour has hens the same as ours (I thought they were Rhode Island Reds, but Grannie said they were probably something else, I can´t remember what though!) We get nice golden yolked  large eggs, Juan is getting eggs that are more like bantam eggs, with pale yolks.  We feed a mix that has corn etc in, especially for layers, it is 13€ a 40kg sack, Juan feeds his cheap stuff.  Would the feed effect the size of the eggs? I know it can make the yolks a different/more golden  colour.  Just a thought  :unsure:

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Re: Does feed affect egg size?
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 08:55 »
I'm sure it does. We had a batch of rather poor looking hens in Feb which had been en-route to the factory. They were from a supposed free range flock.

Some were still laying but the eggs were quite small. With good and unlimited food, organic layers pellets, barley, cabbage and plenty of free ranging we now have large eggs with strong shells and lovely rich yolks.

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Re: Does feed affect egg size?
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 09:32 »
age affects the size of the eggs, the feed though can affect the colour of the yolks and the quality of the shells.
Staffies are softer than you think.


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