Can an EE lay a brown egg?

[kellychiciii]

My EE lays a light brown egg. Is this normal? Is it possible that a rooster can change her egg color because she does free range.
Thank you

 

[chickenlver2013]

My EE lays a light brown egg. Is this normal? Is it possible that a rooster can change her egg color because she does free range.
Thank you

It's normal. And no, a rooster can't change her egg color. Easter Eggers are known to switch colors as they lay. Like she is laying brown eggs now, she could lay another color when the season changes OR she could change colors any day any time.

 

[kellychiciii]

Thank you! I got her for my children because I thought it would be neat to have some colored eggs. Maybe one day

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: That is NOT correct. A hen does NOT EVER change the colour of egg she lays. It can lighten as her laying cycle progresses, or darken one it starts anew, but the COLOUR does not change. A bird htat lays a white egg will ALWAYS lay a white egg. A bird that lays a brown egg will ALWAYS lay a brown egg, A bird that lays a blue egg will always lay a blue egg. And a bird that lays a green egg will always lay a green egg.

 

[donrae]

That is NOT correct. A hen does NOT EVER change the colour of egg she lays. It can lighten as her laying cycle progresses, or darken one it starts anew, but the COLOUR does not change. A bird htat lays a white egg will ALWAYS lay a white egg. A bird that lays a brown egg will ALWAYS lay a brown egg, A bird that lays a blue egg will always lay a blue egg. And a bird that lays a green egg will always lay a green egg.

Agreed. Shade can change, and sometimes you can get an unexpected speckled egg on dark brown layers, but you won't go from green to brown, or anything else. The base shades are white, brown and blue--those are genetic and in the bird's DNA.

Yes, an "Easter Egger" can lay brown eggs, or cream, or pinkish, but if she doesn't have other common EE characteristics, she's just a mixed breed bird IMO.