Black egg?

[Meg-in-MT]

Thinner shelled Duck egg..Do not know of a black egg layer in Chickens...

I don't either, and I never saw one before that or since then. I figured it was a one off deal.

 

[Angela Thomson]

Yup, A lot of hatchery quality Cayugas will have patches of white feathers here and there.. And some will start to appear as the get older. You can see in the picture that my Cayuga has some white feathers coming in but it's still a pure-bred Cayuga.. just not show quality.

Any idea where to get a show quality pure-bred? I'm really interested in showing.

 

[chickens really]

That's a lot of white for a cayuga.. Could possibly be a mix although I don't think you'd get black eggs from a cayuga mix. I still think it's a Cayuga duck though..

Yes...Crosses can lay the blackish eggs..

 

[MillersFarm]

Any idea where to get a show quality pure-bred? I'm really interested in showing.

You can try and look online for Cayuga show quality hatching eggs or go to some Poultry shows and ask around.

 

[BirdLeaf]

This duck is 2-3.5 years old, no one here has ever seen a black egg before. Had a duck that looked very similar that way laying white eggs, after she disappeared there were no more duck eggs

 

[MillersFarm]

Yes...Crosses can lay the blackish eggs..

Then a cross is more likely... Almost reminds me of a black Swedish duck..

 

[chickens really]

The thing is if she just began laying after a spell of rest..The eggs will be darker and fade as she keeps laying. Almost like the paint booth runs out of paint?..Make sense?..

 

[kwhites634]

I don't either, and I never saw one before that or since then. I figured it was a one off deal.

Do the Ayam Cemanis lay a black egg? I forget.

 

[chickens really]

The only other Duck that lays Black eggs or blackish are East Indies..She appears smaller so possibly that and crossed...?

 

[Meg-in-MT]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/are-my-chickens-sick-they-laid-a-black-egg.730938/

There are two different people who posted on this thread about black eggs. I'm not saying they are legit, because I don't know. But I'm inclined to believe because I've seen it happen myself