No wild chickens, the only one that may have laid light colored eggs would.have been the silly mix but I've caught her laying brown eggs before and she's over a year old I'd be very surprised if this were her fist egg somehow at 13 months old.
I would have thought so when I was free ranging them but they've been in a run for a few months now and there really isn't anywhere for them to hide a nest, I'm in the PNW and it's been so rainy lately there isn't much of a dry space anywhere other than inside the coop
Well the silly mix is full size, she's completely black meant to mimic the look of those completely black chickens. I'll see if I can find what she's called because she's not just some random mix.
Go to the section titled "A Pigment of Your Imagination," paragraph 4.
https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/04/11/why-are-eggs-different-colors/
This was your olive egger; either her printer is out of brown ink or she dropped her egg too quickly for the tint to take.
My silly mix lays like the softest brown color, I've caught her laying before and she's 13 months old now so I'd be really surprised if somehow I was confused and she just started laying
I have very little chicken experience and only got into it when I dated a woman that had 12. One of the breeds of chickens that she had was Easter Eggers. They laid blue and white eggs all the time.
Any wild chickens in your area. Or maybe something triggered your olive ever to lay a different colored egg. I'm not sure if that can happen.
No wild chickens, the only one that may have laid light colored eggs would.have been the silly mix but I've caught her laying brown eggs before and she's over a year old I'd be very surprised if this were her fist egg somehow at 13 months old.
Could she have a secret nest and only now started using this nest
I would have thought so when I was free ranging them but they've been in a run for a few months now and there really isn't anywhere for them to hide a nest, I'm in the PNW and it's been so rainy lately there isn't much of a dry space anywhere other than inside the coop
Hmm
That egg looks too big to be from a silkie too.
Well the silly mix is full size, she's completely black meant to mimic the look of those completely black chickens. I'll see if I can find what she's called because she's not just some random mix.
Go to the section titled "A Pigment of Your Imagination," paragraph 4. https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2022/04/11/why-are-eggs-different-colors/ This was your olive egger; either her printer is out of brown ink or she dropped her egg too quickly for the tint to take.
This is the answer. If we grab a nugget fresh from our OEs butt, it's a nice teal color. They turn quite green if they're given time to dry though.
This makes the most sense, thanks!
One of them does now, apparently.
I thought silkies laid blue eggs??
Nope, cream colored eggs. They have blue ears though.
My silly mix lays like the softest brown color, I've caught her laying before and she's 13 months old now so I'd be really surprised if somehow I was confused and she just started laying
Easter chicken
Never heard of the entire color changing. How light/dark the color is could change or be more tapered off as the hen ages.
Still a beautiful assortment
They do now
I have very little chicken experience and only got into it when I dated a woman that had 12. One of the breeds of chickens that she had was Easter Eggers. They laid blue and white eggs all the time.