It must be Spring...my Marans are laying!!

[Scarlet]

Kathy, young birds do lay a smaller egg - they will get bigger over time. the colour of the egg usually gets paler throughout the season. You may find its just a blip and the next one will be really dark, nothing to worry about though.
I had 6 eggs this morning, none of them from a maran. Light Sussex are reliable, but I love that big dark brown egg. Fingers crossed I will get one soon.

[Verinda]

I got my four rescue hens last September and they've been laying 3 to 4 eggs a day ever since. Wonder is that because they're battery hens? Or because they're so happy to be out of the barn!!

[Nicos]

Ha!...a tiny 9g wind egg from someone today!...awww!

Also got my first broody today kathy- the lass we saved last year...must be Spring eh?