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post #11 of 23
3/28/09 at 7:05am

I have one Buff Orpington that lays creamy colored eggs, not actually brown-looking. All my others lay beige to tan colored eggs, both the Buff and the Blue, sometimes with a pinky tint to it.

 

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post #12 of 23
3/28/09 at 12:03pm

I'll bet o'l Leggy just went thru menopause big_smilebig_smilebig_smile

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post #13 of 23
3/28/09 at 1:32pm

My BO just started laying a week ago, and hers are a very light tint, almost off-white.

Or perhaps they just look lighter in comparison to our bluebelle's egg (hers are darker, as she's a marans-based hybrid).

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post #14 of 23
3/28/09 at 3:51pm
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Originally Posted by funkychickenowner 

I'll bet o'l Leggy just went thru menopause big_smilebig_smilebig_smile


shouldn't that be henopause?

Girls: 1 Brown Leghorn, 1 EE, 1 Catalana, 3 Naked Neck, 2 BR, 1 Lt Brahma. Boys: 1 Production Red (packing peanut, but he's a very good roo). 5 guineas (2M, 3F). Plus 4 cats who mostly ignore all the birds now. The Catalana just hatched 2BRX, 1 LeghornX and 4 guineas, and I ordered some Cornish, EE and Silkies to join them!
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Girls: 1 Brown Leghorn, 1 EE, 1 Catalana, 3 Naked Neck, 2 BR, 1 Lt Brahma. Boys: 1 Production Red (packing peanut, but he's a very good roo). 5 guineas (2M, 3F). Plus 4 cats who mostly ignore all the birds now. The Catalana just hatched 2BRX, 1 LeghornX and 4 guineas, and I ordered some Cornish, EE and Silkies to join them!
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post #15 of 23
3/28/09 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by TexGardenGirl 
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Originally Posted by funkychickenowner 

I'll bet o'l Leggy just went thru menopause big_smilebig_smilebig_smile


shouldn't that be henopause?


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HENS: 4 Egyptian Fayoumis, 1 Cuckoo Maran, 4 Black Stars, 4 Red Stars, 2 Phoenix (a standard silver and a gold bantam) and 2 mystery meaties. ROOS: a gentle caring Cuckoo Maran and a shy but beautiful Silver Spangled Hamburg. quite a flock!
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post #16 of 23
3/28/09 at 8:58pm
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LOL lol

The gray Americauna hen on the right is my 10 year old chicken.  She's the last of my first three chickens.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b391/SpoofySquirrel/muddylayers.jpg

This is Jeckyl, the 9-year-old Leghorn.  It's the best picture I have (not much, lol!).  She's actually light brown, but she has white mixed in with her colored feathers.  I don't know if she's a white x light brown or if she is just gradually becoming depigmented.  She started off with only a few white feathers, but now she's about 50% white.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b391/SpoofySquirrel/camerahog.jpg

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post #17 of 23
3/28/09 at 9:07pm

very cool pictures! i like the leghorn, she looks like she's a healthy old bird! same with the americauna, except a bit grumpy. LOL!

they look as healthy as ever!

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HENS: 4 Egyptian Fayoumis, 1 Cuckoo Maran, 4 Black Stars, 4 Red Stars, 2 Phoenix (a standard silver and a gold bantam) and 2 mystery meaties. ROOS: a gentle caring Cuckoo Maran and a shy but beautiful Silver Spangled Hamburg. quite a flock!
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post #18 of 23
3/28/09 at 9:15pm
Thread Starter 

Yeah, Ragie always has a scowl on her face.  She's really sweet though.  They're very healthy for their age.  Jeckyl has recently been submiting even... she want's to be bred!

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post #19 of 23
3/29/09 at 12:54am

Buff Orpington's are brown egg layers. One of my RIR's which lay the same color of eggs as BO's, lays a light cream almost white egg. I think your Leghorn may be laying. How often are you getting the white egg?

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post #20 of 23
3/29/09 at 12:56am

Buff Orpington's are brown egg layers. One of my RIR's which lay the same color of eggs as BO's, lays a light cream almost white egg. I think your Leghorn may be laying. How often are you getting the white egg?

Oops... I re-read your post and saw in it twice in a month.

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