So my eggs are usually pretty set in size, and it is hard to tell in the photo but one of my hens missed a day (unusual for her) and I assumed it was because it was cold and maybe she’d slow her laying as I am used to raising chickens in Florida, and now in the Nashville area so it has been in the 20s at night lately. The next day she laid this mammoth egg. This batch(?) of chickens is young so I getting to know them still. Should I be concerned for any reason about this, or is it possible she is still growing and is just going to lay Jumbo sized eggs in the future?
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Young hens lay double yolkers pretty frequently. It could also have a whole second egg inside it.
Since it’s hard to tell in the image: I weighed about a dozen eggs, most are 62-64 grams. This egg is over 85g
That’s a huge egg!
Probably a double yolk, but that’s based on the ~30% increase in weight and with no concrete information on age or breed. Our girls will sometimes lay double yolks of about the same increase in size and weight (even our ducks) but as long as she’s eating and drinking normally it’s unlikely to be anything to be concerned about.
Thanks! I’ll have to remember to verify.
Could be a double yolke?
I wouldn’t be concerned. We get jumbo eggs from time to time.
