Blue Orpington egg color

[The flockers]

I'm getting light brown eggs with a pinkish tint in them. The pinkish tint appears a bit chalky and if the eggs are washed, that pinkish tint washes off exposing the light brown egg. Is this normal?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I'm getting light brown eggs with a pinkish tint in them. The pinkish tint appears a bit chalky and if the eggs are washed, that pinkish tint washes off exposing the light brown egg. Is this normal?

Yes. Orps lay brown/tan/pinkish, depending on....well...parents, source, diet, all that stuff.

 

[The flockers]

Yes. Orps lay brown/tan/pinkish, depending on....well...parents, source, diet, all that stuff.

Are the eggs with the pinkish chalky coating okay to incubate?

 

[annageckos]

The chalky coating is the bloom, it protects the egg from bacteria entering the shell. It is normal, some chickens just have more bloom than others.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

I'm getting light brown eggs with a pinkish tint in them. The pinkish tint appears a bit chalky and if the eggs are washed, that pinkish tint washes off exposing the light brown egg. Is this normal?

Yep

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Go ahead and incubate. Do not wash first. Good luck!