Eggs losing pigmentation

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CGilbert

CGilbert

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Aug 2, 2015
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My White Ameraucanas use to have a very vibrant blue egg. Now it's almost white. Any ideas? She's only been laying for 4 months and she's under a year old.
 
Egg color can vary, and eggs will get lighter in color the longer they lay. Stress, and some diseases will cause pigment lose, adding carotene to the diet is thought to help, blue egg color requires extra from a hen, a component of blood called biliverden is used, those laying white or brown eggs don't, so perhaps your hen is getting wore out.
 

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