EE laying two eggs a day

HMR1014

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Hello,

I'm new here and this is my first post. I currently have 8 hens:

-2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 EEs, and 1 Barnevelder that are 26 weeks
-1 that I believe is a Mystic Onyx that is approximately 24 weeks
- 1 Midnight Majesty that is approximately 18 weeks
- 1 white hen with one black spot that I'm not sure of the breed that is also 18 weeks

I give the breakdown of my flock because I'm really confused at the eggs I've gotten on 9/21 and today. My buffs and EEs have been laying for several weeks and my Mystic Onyx just started laying. On 9/21 I collected 5 eggs at lunchtime but noticed that later in the afternoon my one EE was agitated in the hen house and started laying in the nesting box. She proceeded to lay a huge egg that was a double yolk. So I collected 3 EE eggs that day. Today I collected 6 eggs at lunchtime- 3 of those being EE colored.

My question is, is one of my EEs laying two eggs or could one of my other hens somehow be laying green eggs?

I have attached pictures of my flock and the eggs. The pictures of the hens are from about a month ago so they've changed a little.
 

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Is the white chicken more mature and laying now? Do you have a recent picture of it? I'm no expert but it looks like a white legbar, which would lay a bluish color egg. The smaller light blue egg in your hand might be from the white chicken who just started laying. Just a thought.
 
Is the white chicken more mature and laying now? Do you have a recent picture of it? I'm no expert but it looks like a white legbar, which would lay a bluish color egg. The smaller light blue egg in your hand might be from the white chicken who just started laying. Just a thought.
Oh yeah! But the white chicken's comb isn't very red?
 
So the white chicken is approximately 18 weeks but she's been squatting to me for a couple of weeks and recently checking out the nesting boxes.
That's a good indication that she's right at point-of-lay. Usually when they start squatting it won't be more than a week or two before they start to lay, in my experience. Just curious, where did you get these birds from?
 
That's a good indication that she's right at point-of-lay. Usually when they start squatting it won't be more than a week or two before they start to lay, in my experience. Just curious, where did you get these birds from?
So the 5 older ones I ordered through a feed store. The mystic onyx and the youngest two are from Tractor Supply. The white one was in with the midnight majesty chicks so I have no idea what she is.
 

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