Dekalb white or something else?

[Charbarks94]

Hi, based in the uk.
Purchased as pullet start of July, along side 2 Bovans browns. Have all started laying in last 2 weeks.

Sold as Dekalb white that would lay white eggs , but I’m getting 3 brown eggs a day.

 

[JedJackson]

Dekalb whites are supposed to be a mix of different strains of white Leghorns, so shouldn't lay brown eggs. Maybe it is another type of hybrid using white Leghorns and some other kind of brown egg layer. I couldn't say what the exact hybrid would be, though.

 

[Charbarks94]

Dekalb whites are supposed to be a mix of different strains of white Leghorns, so shouldn't lay brown eggs. Maybe it is another type of hybrid using white Leghorns and some other kind of brown egg layer. I couldn't say what the exact hybrid would be, though.

That’s what I thought! The webpage says they were reared alongside the bovan browns ok maybe another type got in the mix for her… but I read that the leghorn gene is meant to be dominant and so the eggs should be white regardless. I can’t imagine I’m getting three brown eggs a day from my two brown layers… maybe I’ll email the supplier and find out. she’s wonderful and eggs are eggs but I’m just curious! Thank you