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

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

The Dominant White in Leghorns means that any Feathers that would have been Black will instead be White. So if any Black Chicken Breeds accidentally got mixed in, it might not be noticeable.