Brown egg layer producing white eggs??

[ducklingmama]

I have 7 ISA brown hens that recently started laying (approx 4 weeks ago). They all lay brown eggs...except for one (haven't been able to pinpoint which one) that lays white/cream colored eggs. The shells also appear to be thinner than the brown eggs too. I always find the eggs on the coop floor or laying on my front lawn....never in the nesting boxes. Any ideas why an ISA brown would be laying non-brown eggs?

 

[DesertBird]

Not sure on the pigmentation, but sometimes there's a bit of trouble in the ink department. She's just starting out, so I don't think there's too much to be worried about about the color. As for the thin shells, put out a bowl (maybe a dog bowl from the dollar store - I use the double one with one side for grit and one for oyster shells) of oyster shells that they all can get to, maybe even two if you have a bully hen.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

There are many shades of "brown" - including cream - they are all a variation in the amount of pigment a given bird deposits on her eggs. Some "brown" eggs are pale enough they appear white, until they are compared to true white by placing them on a sheet of paper, alongside an egg from a white layer, etc.

 

[DesertBird]

I agree with Ol Grey Mare - taking a closer look at your egg, it looks like there are little lines of white on it, which shows the eggs are more of a cream than a white. I'm sure your pullet is fine; she's just giving you some variety.

 

[GC-Raptor]

Check this out, . A milk chocolate egg with a sprinkle of chocolate, yummy. I found it in the nest Thursday. GC

 

[BYCforlife]

Check this out,View attachment 1102612. A milk chocolate egg with a sprinkle of chocolate, yummy. I found it in the nest Thursday. GC

I get eggs like that about once a month from my hybrid- I also got a double once, too. Suspicious!

 

[MaryZoe]

Agree with all of the above. I have some EEs that lay an egg that is so light blue-green that it looks white when I collect it with the real blue/green eggs of her friends. But when I put that whitish egg next to the eggs from my white layer, I can see that it is just a very light green/blue. Enjoy!

 

[GC-Raptor]

I get eggs like that about once a month from my hybrid- I also got a double once, too. Suspicious!

Yeah it's my second this week. But the first had less chocolate sprinkles.
I have been getting a couple of white eggs a week this summer too. I think it's a combination of heat and eating only about a third of the layers feed they consume in winter, early spring, along with free ranging a couple of hours a day. The white eggs also had thinner shells. GC