Can you tell breed by egg laid?

[PunkinPeep]

Keep in mind that the darkness of the egg changes over time and can lighten a lot toward time for a molt. When they first started laying, i thought i could tell my eggs apart, but i have found that none of them lay exactly the same every time, and i have given on up on trying to tell who's who.

If you're trying to tell if a new girl is laying yet though, i have read that you can feel her pelvic bone to find out (lots better than the food coloring method

). You see how many fingers you can fit between the (warning, technical term) pokey outy bones. I believe if they're laying, you can fit 2 to three fingers in between. If they're not laying yet, the space will be much smaller.

 

[TigerLilly]

Yep, I can see a lockdown in their future...don't ask me why (other than wanting to make sure I'm not feeding freeloaders), but I NEED to know who's laying & who isn't! Thank goodness I only have 8 hens!

I dont fully understand chicken anatomy (yet), but where, exactly would the pelvic bones be located? I'll do this before I'll do the food coloring...

 

[petesgirl]

I have a black sex link that just started laying, and both those eggs look like hers. The one yesterday was just a bit darker like your dark one, the one today was a bit lighter, pinker, and smaller. Do the red sex link and black sex link lay the same type of eggs?

 

[SugarDuck]

My BR lays a very light brown egg. Kind of like coffee with a lot of creamer in it.