Chicken breed with orange egg color?

[sciencechick]

Someone told me recently that there is a chicken breed that lays an orange colored egg.
Is that true? What breed is it?

Any insights will be greatly appreciated

 

[sciencechick]

Feathersite is such a great resource...

So,
I found this: Rapanui/Olmec Fowl.

Has anybody ever heard of these guys or knows anything about them?

 

[SteveH]

Welsummer's eggs range from brown to terre cotte .

 

[EweSheep]

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Ditto!

 

[Illia]

Both Welsummer and Barnevelder can get a very orangey color if it is the right strain, although your chances are better with Welsummers.

 

[sciencechick]

No, it wasn't Welsummers.
I have some of them myself, and know that I had never heard of the breed that apparently laid vivid orange eggs.
Have you guys ever seen/heard of these Olmec fowl?

 

[Illia]

I have heard of them on Feathersite, and that is about it. (Feathersite is my chicken bible.

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[call ducks]

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nope they are a tailless breed (and may have other traits that i can not rember of hand) They are also a very dark meat bird. i have been talking to a breeder that has some Very rare

 

[draye]

Just ran across this: I'd like to see an orange egg!

 

[draye]

There is a reference to them in this thread:


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4993538