Brown egg layer laid almost white egg & now isn't laying

[FarmsteadLady]

One of my black sex-links laid an almost white/cream colored egg the other day and hasn't laid since, is this normal? Her eggs are usually a nice brown. I picked her up when she was approx. 4-6 months according to the seller and she has been consistently laying every day until now.

She seems fine otherwise and is eating and drinking....

Thanks!

 

[Southernbelle]

That happens sometimes and doesn't neccessarily mean that something's wrong. Brown egg layers actually lay white eggs and cover them with a layer of brown "paint" before they exit the oviduct (which is why when you crack open a brown egg, the inner shell is white). They often lay lighter eggs at the end of a laying cycle or she may have had a scare sometime yesterday which affected her "paint". Just keep an eye on her for the next couple days to make sure everything else is fine!