New queens are smaller untill they get up to speed which won't happen
unless theirs a good flow going on.. Don't give up on her untill this
flow has been going on for 30 days at which time you should have fresh
eggs to emerging activity plus an increase in her size.
Take Care and GBY,John in Homestead,also at<[log in to unmask]>
 
On Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:37:21 -0600 Brett D Bannon <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>Hi all:
>
>     I just received and installed a queen from a reputable breeder.
>When comparing the old queen to the new queen that I just purchased I
>noticed the old queen to be considerably longer (having a longer
>thorax).  Will the new queen increase in size once she is starting to
>lay?  Are older queens naturally larger than young queens?  If a queen
>breeder sends small queens is it reason to complain or quit using
>them?
>
>Brett D. Bannon
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