Are egg colors always the same?

[arboogins]

I have several chickens that should lay different color eggs. That being said, I’ve had a girl laying a light green egg for a few weeks. Today I noticed that an egg was in the box that was blue. That is a different chicken right? I’ve heard they always lay the same color.

 

[fluffycrow]

You are correct, the blue egg is from a different bird. Congrats on the new layer!

 

[arboogins]

Ok awesome. Yay!

 

[aart]

I have several chickens that should lay different color eggs. That being said, I’ve had a girl laying a light green egg for a few weeks. Today I noticed that an egg was in the box that was blue. That is a different chicken right? I’ve heard they always lay the same color.

Might be a different bird that just started laying.
But could also be the same bird as green eggs are blue shells with brown coating and sometimes the coating doesn't get applied.

 

[Mrs. K]

They TEND to lay the same color...sometimes it is a bit different. The day you get a green and blue egg - you know you have two layers.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Might be a different bird that just started laying.
But could also be the same bird as green eggs are blue shells with brown coating and sometimes the coating doesn't get applied.

Yes this. The brown coating can vary but not the blue or white shell color.

 

[arboogins]

Might be a different bird that just started laying.
But could also be the same bird as green eggs are blue shells with brown coating and sometimes the coating doesn't get applied.

Hmm. Now I’m wondering again

 

[Victoria Peckham]

Hmm. Now I’m wondering again

Our first 6 eggs were from the same chick. We thought they were from our Olive Egger because her comb and wattle had gotten so red, and she was dipping for us.
Then we got an olive egg. The first eggs were obviously not olive when seen beside a real olive egg They were probably from our little bantam Easter Egger!! She’d been hanging out by the nesting boxes more, but we didn’t put it together Good news is that the bantam eggs are bigger than we expected!