Louise Waffles
Chirping
- Feb 1, 2017
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All of my hens are supposed to lay brown eggs. I have one lone leghorn laying a white egg. The weird thing is, I have been finding TWO white eggs every day. One is very large, and one is almost as small as a bantam egg.
I have naked necks, RIR, buckeyes, barred rocks, delawares, speckled sussex hens. And ONE leghorn.
I examined the egg in sunlight. It is very definitely white, not very light brown. Has anyone ever had a chicken who would lay a white egg when they're supposed to lay brown eggs? A chicken who could lay more than one egg on a regular or near regular basis? Am I mistaken, and someone is actually a white egg layer (in which case I have a whole other problem)?
Next week when I have a day off I am going to station myself in the chicken yard to find out, but until then, any ideas?
(The leghorn is probably about 3 years old, and I don't use supplemental light in my coop)
I have naked necks, RIR, buckeyes, barred rocks, delawares, speckled sussex hens. And ONE leghorn.
I examined the egg in sunlight. It is very definitely white, not very light brown. Has anyone ever had a chicken who would lay a white egg when they're supposed to lay brown eggs? A chicken who could lay more than one egg on a regular or near regular basis? Am I mistaken, and someone is actually a white egg layer (in which case I have a whole other problem)?
Next week when I have a day off I am going to station myself in the chicken yard to find out, but until then, any ideas?
(The leghorn is probably about 3 years old, and I don't use supplemental light in my coop)