Shades of white? Green? Washed out brown?

[harveyhorses]

I have 3 EEs, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 French Copper Marans, about a year and a half old
2 Russian Orloffs, 1 GLW, and 1 Barnevelder all Hatched in late December and all fairly new layers.
Everyone is healthy and as happy as they can be in 98 degrees.
Suddenly I am getting 1 white egg, I thought at first it was just really pale green, but no, it's white, when compared under good lights and next to either brown or green. It's beastly hot, could it be just a very very pale green? I will take pictures when I get home. I thought I had a white one last week but my sister helped herself to some eggs before I had a chance to look closely. (Which is perfectly fine, but she paid no attention to egg color)

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Did you compare it to something white? Some of my blue eggs look white (especially right now) unless I put them next to something white. One good reason to have a white layer in the flock - contrast!

 

[harveyhorses]

LOL, no, I only compared it to the green ones. I will do that when I get home. Thanks!

 

[aart]

Always good to put eggs on a white sheet of paper when assessing or photographing.
Could be pale green or light blue....coating pigment can fade as season progresses.
Not sure the heat would affect it, but maybe.

 

[harveyhorses]

It is an Off blue. Very very pale, weird because all my EEs are older, but I will take it. Thanks for the tips!

 

[Phoenixmaine81]

My EE is only two months not laying but she agrees whites a good contrast if in fact white even if the palish green.. She likes the idea.. lol I had to use this picture somewhere.. She saying white?? (,I think that'd be the best if it turns out to be white) Cool

 

[SunHwaKwon]

My EE is only two months not laying but she agrees whites a good contrast if in fact white even if the palish green.. She likes the idea.. lol I had to use this picture somewhere.. She saying white?? (,I think that'd be the bestView attachment 1848685 if it turns out to be white) Cool

I have one that looks like her. Very beautiful! EEs might be my favorite (don't tell the others)