Different egg color

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gmachicken

gmachicken

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Jan 18, 2010
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So I get one what I would describe as a purplish brown egg most days. Since there is only one the suspects are few in my flock of 18.
So I've ruled out the 6 Bantams and the 5 Buff Orbingtons. Then there are the two BR and 2 sex links. I've had two in a day so this is not theirs.
Then there are two Americanas so maybe one of them?

It weighs usually 2 1/8 to 2 1/2 oz. It has a sheen on it that washes off. Which is normal but not usually seen.

They are all about 9 months and older.

Have any of you seen an egg color like that?
 
you sure you have BRs and not cuckoo marans?

Can you post a picture of the egg? cuckoo marans will lay a darker egg than BRs...I think their eggs also have a sheen like what you are discribing...oh! And maybe some pics of your girls...I think barenvelders also have egg colors like that?
 
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is it dark purplish brown or light purplish brown (kind of pastel)? I ask because I have a sexlink that lays a light purplish brown egg with a sheen (almost a kind of light mauve).
 
Hi thank you all for your info.
If I can figure out how to post a photo I will do that.

Spiritdance they are a dark purplish brown.

On to see if the photos will cooperate.

Thanks again.
 
I tried to post a photo of my chicken and the egg.
It didn't work for me. I use Firefox so maybe that is an issue.

Sorry.


Anything about the moran that is different from the Barred Rock that could be checked?

Thank you again.
 

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