In search of multi coloured eggs

[Michael OShay]

BYC has a complete egg chart with pics listing the color of eggs of the different breeds at https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/egg-color-chart-find-out-what-egg-color-your-breed-lays. )

 

[ChickChuck22]

Oh thank you! You must think ,e a real moron for starting this thread, but I am new to BYC and am still figuring things out. The chart will be very helpful

 

[donrae]

Camo egg

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Came from a multi-generation mixed breed hen. Sure wish I could duplicate her.....

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I see pink, plum and purple eggs on that chart that isn't the real color of the eggs. I think the only eggs those colors are some South American breeds that aren't available in the US and perhaps some Croad Langshans only available in the UK.

Just because a breed is supposed to lay a dark egg, doesn't mean the individual bird will. If people don't carefully select for egg color, it can be lost quickly in subsequent generations.

 

[Michael OShay]

Oh thank you! You must think ,e a real moron for starting this thread, but I am new to BYC and am still figuring things out. The chart will be very helpful

You're welcome.

 

[Michael OShay]

Camo egg

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Came from a multi-generation mixed breed hen. Sure wish I could duplicate her.....

That's a gorgeous egg. In 50 years of raising chickens, I've never seen one like it. )

 

[donrae]

Me either. I sure wish I could reproduce that hen, but it was just a happy accident.

 

[ChickChuck22]

Camo egg . Came from a multi-generation mixed breed hen. Sure wish I could duplicate her.....

That egg is AMAZING! Maybe if you crossed a welsummer hen that lays eggs with dark flecks with prehaps an ameraucana, you could partly achieve it?

 

[MeepBeep]

Camo egg . Came from a multi-generation mixed breed hen. Sure wish I could duplicate her.....

Have you tried breeding her with different roos? You very well might be able to retain some if not most of the color by breeding a lighter brown, blue/green or olive egger roo to her then breeding back any of her roo offspring to her... Might take a few generations but you should be able to achieve something similar...

 

[ChickChuck22]

I found this egg googling welsummer x araucana eggs, and it turned out to be a back yard chickener!