Small chicken eggs

[Andkingquail]

Hi, I' have 13 hens who are all 8 months old, they have been laying eggs for about 3 months now but the eggs they lay are very small! I have different chicken breeds and they all lay small eggs, I know they lay small eggs in the beginning but they have been doing that for 3 months now.
How can I make them lay bigger eggs?
Thank you for any replies.

 

[WingItRanch]

Hi there! What breeds? If you have a scale, can you weigh them so we know how small exactly?

 

[Andkingquail]

I have ees, buff orpingtons,wyandottes,marans and austra whites. I currently don't have a scale to weigh them but I can take a picture.

 

[WingItRanch]

Ok take a picture of the eggs near an identifiable object like a piece of fruit or something. Its possible they aren't small but if you're comparing them to extra large eggs you'd typically buy at the grocery store, maybe. On average mine weigh around 53g.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Time will make them bigger. 3 months they are still new layers. It can take a good 4-5 months before they reach large full size eggs.

 

[Andkingquail]

 

[HollowOfWisps]

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Those are definitely normal size for 8 months.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Those are definitely normal size for 8 months.

Agreed, and very pretty!

 

[WingItRanch]

Yes, I agree. They look like normal sized. And they are beautiful colors!

 

[aart]

Great, now put a quarter or a dollar bill or a tape measure next to the apple so we know how big that is.