I got 9 eggs today, from 9 layers, but I haven't seen a shiny dark brown egg for about 5 days now. My lone Cuckoo Marans has been laying about 4 a week, which are 6-7 on the darkness scale.
She lays the biggest egg of the 9, and there was an egg today that was the right size, but had NO "varnish" on it. It had a couple of dark specks, but was otherwise creamy brown like my Wyandottes.
I know they can lighten with time, but can the Marans varnish turn off? Maybe the cold?
She lays the biggest egg of the 9, and there was an egg today that was the right size, but had NO "varnish" on it. It had a couple of dark specks, but was otherwise creamy brown like my Wyandottes.
I know they can lighten with time, but can the Marans varnish turn off? Maybe the cold?
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