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Easter Egger lays white egg

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by EagleTheHenpecked, Dec 31, 2011.

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  1. Dec 31, 2011 #1
    EagleTheHenpecked

    EagleTheHenpecked Out Of The Brooder

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    I have a regular Easter Egger, her name is time out. she was born 1st week of may. today i just got my first egg from her. and to my surprise....its WHITE!!!!

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    as you can see, she has the beard and tufts, she has green legs, and a pea comb. but today i got this egg...

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    What in the world could have overpowered the green egg laying gene and given me a slightly off white egg????

    (i'm slightly irritated because i expected a green or blueish egg, and i've been raving about it for the last 6 months about how great it will be....how to explain this to peers.....)
     
  3. Dec 31, 2011 #2
    Evelle

    Evelle Chillin' With My Peeps

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    oh no!!!! that just horrable!!!
    im so sorry im still waiting on what color mine will lay..
    i hear it can be brown also.. so sad i hope mine will lay a green eggs.
     
  5. Dec 31, 2011 #3
    PHILMAN

    PHILMAN Chillin' With My Peeps

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    That bird (time out ) ripped you off ! pull those feathers off her she must be an imposter !
    Just kidding ! sorry to hear about that . Hopefully they will change , maybe its just the first one ? I never heard of that before .
     
  7. Dec 31, 2011 #4
    sourland

    sourland Broody Magician Premium Member

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    Since EE are really crossbred chickens, their egg color can be all over the spectrum. Somewhere back in her gene pool lies DNA from a white egg layer. Sorry that she disappointed you.
     
  9. Dec 31, 2011 #5
    spacecowgirl

    spacecowgirl Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Did someone play a joke on you? My neighbor put a white egg in my coop a bit before my hens started laying....I was so confused. [​IMG]

    Good prank, though. [​IMG]
     
  11. Dec 31, 2011 #6
    EagleTheHenpecked

    EagleTheHenpecked Out Of The Brooder

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    well the problem is that i have another hen that looks almost exactly like her and my ONLY rooster is also an EE. i got them from the same place and they're probably from the same batch. i'm just now trying to make some barred olive eggers but i dont think it will work if my rooster carries a white egg laying gene rather than green/blue. [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  13. Dec 31, 2011 #7
    Evelle

    Evelle Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Quote:oh man that stinks
     
  15. Dec 31, 2011 #8
    CheerioLounge

    CheerioLounge Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I wouldn't necessarily be upset yet... My brown egg layers lay almost white eggs sometimes!
     
  17. Dec 31, 2011 #9
    debid

    debid Overrun With Chickens

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    Quote:Brown eggs are white egg shell with brown coatings applied. Blue or green eggs have blue egg shell (green comes from a brown coating over the blue shell). So, a bird laying a white egg will not later lay blue.

    And yes, I'd say it's safe to presume your rooster carries only white egg genes. Bummer.
     
  19. Dec 31, 2011 #10
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member

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    Are you sure it isn't just devoid of color? Sometimes, that first egg will not be fully "painted" and be so light, you think it's white or off-white. Yes, an EE can lay a white egg, or any other color egg, but don't indict her until she lays another egg or two. [​IMG]
     
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