Egg changed colors after Broody

[NewChickmom2016]

Got a surprise in the coop this morning - a WHITE egg! Our hens lay brown or green eggs! I'm pretty sure this egg came from the hen that was broody earlier this month. Same shape, but smaller, than her eggs. It was laid from the roost - right under her usual spot.

So, oh wise chicken keepers, has this color changing egg trick happened to any of you? And if so, did the eggs return to their normal color?

The hen is a Black Australorp, hatched 6/15/16 - so 14 months old. This was her first time being broody. She went 17 days without an egg.

thanks for any info!
-Jerie

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Probably just very light brown - egg color doesn't change but the amount of brown can vary since it is more of a "paint" put on the white shell. However, I'd expect a darker egg if she hadn't been laying for a while, not lighter. Could it be any other chicken? Maybe a neighbor's?

 

[NewChickmom2016]

Thanks FarmGal!
Very light- almost a bit of pink- perhaps that is in her regular brown eggs. Had to have been one of our 3 - all locked in for the night- no way to get out and no way for anyone to get in!
Will be interesting to see what tomorrow (or the next day!) will bring!

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Ok. Yes it will!

 

[NewChickmom2016]

And today's egg is back to brown! Has to have been the same hen who laid both. Yesterday's egg is on the left, and today's on the right.
Anyone else have a change in egg color after a hen has been broody?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

And today's egg is back to brown! Has to have been the same hen who laid both. Yesterday's egg is on the left, and today's on the right.
Anyone else have a change in egg color after a hen has been broody?
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Egg on left is brown, not white

 

[NewChickmom2016]

Ol Grey Mare-
Is this common- to have such a big change in color?
-Jerie

 

[aart]

Ol Grey Mare-
Is this common- to have such a big change in color?
-Jerie

It can be, especially when a bird is coming back into lay after broody or molt...
...can happen anytime as a glitch too.
'Spray booth' malfunction.

 

[NewChickmom2016]

'Spray booth' malfunction

You made me laugh!
Thanks!- I had not seen anything about eggs changing colors!
Was so surprised when I went out yesterday- there it was. My husband says- "who laid that???"
We are so use to 2 brown eggs and one green.
thanks again!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Sorry, I missed your question earlier, but, yes.....as @aart stop wonderfully put it

It can be, especially when a bird is coming back into lay after broody or molt...
...can happen anytime as a glitch too.
'Spray booth' malfunction.