Large Egg

[Guest lenwadebob]

I have on a occasions had hens lay small eggs or soft shelled eggs, but never one this size. It weighs twice as much as a normal egg and was laid by a 2 year old hen. Anyone else had eggs this size, and if so was it fertile. (and before anyone says, NO my Banties don't go in my Loft   )

 

[sapper756]

Get it in the pan Bob, and put some toast on ;D ;D ;D

[cowman]

maybe a double yoker

[PATTY BHOY]

HOWS THE HEN AFTER LAYING THAT.

[Guest lenwadebob]

Get it in the pan Bob, and put some toast on ;D ;D ;D

 

Think she must be suffering from Multiple Sore arsis (spelling)  ;D

[sapper756]

 

Think she must be suffering from Multiple Sore arsis (spelling)  ;D

 

Good one ;D ;D ;D

[Guest lenwadebob]

HOWS THE HEN AFTER LAYING THAT.

 

She's fine, eyes were watering a wee bit

[DJWa]

HOWS THE HEN AFTER LAYING THAT.

 

sore ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

it could be a double yolker :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

[Guest lenwadebob]

I thought I knew my pigeons  :-/ Layed by a pair of White Logans............... beginning to think they may be White Leghorns ;D

[pjc]

probably will be double yoker, candle it in a few days and see.

[Guest lenwadebob]

probably will be double yoker, candle it in a few days and see.

 

I will do Phil, but I am going to let them sit for the duration and see what develops. MAV, you may get Siamese Twins  ;D ;D

[sean75]

had one this year it was like a bantem egg left it to see what would happen but it didnt chipp out and it was double yoked

[Hogni]

I had one hen last year who would lay eggs twice normal size, but that was both eggs and all her eggs were like that.

[north wales novice-]

i have one hen which lays larger than average sized eggs every year , approx 50% larger than normal . she is from a sprint based family whos ancestors are/were large bold robust pigeons , so just a family trait i think.   andy.

[snorts]

They do somtimes hatch and have twins in.

[fletch]

I had one hen last year who would lay eggs twice normal size, but that was both eggs and all her eggs were like that.

 

me to and had 4 out of her last year and all 4 of them were here after young bird season finished 2 took prizes too, 2 in race team one in stock loft and one borrowed to a mate, all cocks too,

same again this year first round two big eggs and both look like cocks,

i do feel that laying eggs that size will cause her to become infertile in time,

 

[Guest anto]

have a cooremans hen her eggs are lot bigger than normal but her young flew fantistic

for a friend last season

[Guest stb-]

have a few hens Bob that lay massive eggs but there y b are just the same as all the rest size wise

[north wales novice-]

have a cooremans hen her eggs are lot bigger than normal but her young flew fantistic

for a friend last season

 

thats interesting , the hen i mentioned above is Jan-Loots X Cooremans.        andy.