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If I want the bluest blue eggs

post #1 of 11
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What breed should I get?  And is it better to hatch or buy already laying that color?   Will a pullet definitely lay the color egg she hatched out of or does it depend on her dad & mom breed?

My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

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With the Easter Eggers that I have bought, some lay green and some lay blue eggs. It depends on the hen and roo in terms of what the offspring will lay. So the color she hatches out of might not be the color she lays (olive eggers come out of hens that lay blue/green eggs mated with a roo that lays brown eggs for example sometimes).

So if you don't have room to just buy a bunch of EEs to see what you get, and you definitely want a blue layer, then you might need to go to a breeder or buy a hen already laying.

Be careful about disease though if you buy a hen.

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Read about Egyptian Fayoumis here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/316739/egyptian-fayoumis-info and more here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/281062/fayoumi-bigawi-qarafa-and-old-egyptian 

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post #3 of 11

I would try to get Araucanas or Americanas from a breeder.  There are a couple in the for sale section that lay beautiful blue eggs.  http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=617237
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=593107
Cream Legbars lay beautiful blue eggs but they can be quite pricey since there are only a few in the US so far.

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post #4 of 11

I was thinking Cream LegBars as well.  I used to get really nice Blue eggs from Murray McMurry hatchery as they breed for egg color with their  EE's.

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post #5 of 11
Thread Starter 

Okay thanks everyone for the info - I'll look at Murray and investigate those Cream Legbars - I've never heard of them before.

My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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post #6 of 11

I have got a half dozen+ eggs that should arrive today in blue, green, olive green. I only really want to keep 1 or 2 so if more hatch I will have a couple to get rid of.

:( NO chickens right now. Hopefully in the near future I will. 

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post #7 of 11

EE's are basically non-standard and mixed bred ameraucana type chickens.  Many of them lay a blue-based egg with varying amount of brown pigment on top of the basic blue eggshell, leading to green and olive coloration.  Some lay a "pink" egg, which is basically a brown egg. 

There are only 2 colors of eggshells, white and blue.  Brown eggs are white shells with brown pigment layed over the outside.  Green eggs are blue shells with some brown layed over the top.  So a purebred araucana or ameraucana would be less likely to have any brown pigment genes, and more likely to lay a bluer egg.  Mixed bred or EE hens would be less likely to have pure blue egg genetics.

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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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post #8 of 11
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Thanks for letting me know about the way the shell is colored. I didn't realize that. I noticed today my pullet Smokeys egg was more blue then her first green eggs. They went from olive color to lighter green and today it was practically blue.  Interesting.

My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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My chickens: WL, AC, EE, LO, Marans, EE/WL mix & Silkies = a rainbow of egg colors :) 

 

Chicken farmer since July 2011

 

"He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return."  Psalm 78:39

 

My BYC page http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/bobbieschickss-member-page

 

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post #9 of 11

As chickens lay they have less and less pigment to apply, so brown eggs get lighter the longer the hen lays.  Your hen probably has less pigment to add to the outside of the shell, leaving them bluer in color.

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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post #10 of 11

I just read someone on another board saying this is a myth and that there is only white eggs, but I've read studies that the blue is in the shell and that brown is added at a different stage. Do you have any good links to support this?
 


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