Cayuga eggs not black?!

[Quackygal84]

Hey all! I just got my first 3 eggs from my Cayuga! I know it's her because I felt the pelvic bones of the others, and she's the eldest. But I have read cayuga eggs should be black. Could she be a mix or just not purebred or something?
First pic is of them all cleaned up
2nd pic is right after collecting

 

[sourland]

I've seen pictures of Cayuga eggs ranging from black to gray to off white.

 

[Isaac 0]

Some Cayuga's lay gray/white eggs, others will lay black. It varies with the individual bird.

 

[21hens-incharge]

It definitely varies from bird to bird.

Way way way back when I had cayugas I had one that laid black. As the season progressed they got a little lighter each week ending up light grey in the late fall.

My understanding is it is not all that common to get black layers anymore.