EE questions

[krazycow6]

What color eggs will I lay??

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Shes got leggs...lol

 

[PotterWatch]

I don't think there is any way to tell until she actually lays one. I have had an EE that laid cream colored eggs and I have them that lay very pretty bluish-green. My one that laid cream colored eggs did have yellow legs but I'm sure that was a coincidence.

 

[miladachicken]

Your hen will lay green eggs, probably.You can tell by the leg color, hens that lay green eggs have
greenish-gray legs, the darker legs, the darker green eggs. I think EE can lay anywhere from cream to pink to green, but I've never had one that didn't lay green.I guess you could wait and see. She is very beautiful.

 

[speckledhen]

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Actually, that is not true. Leg color is in no way related to egg color. She may lay green eggs, but it has nothing to do with her leg color.

 

[danielbrown]

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Not true, The genes that determine egg color and leg color are totally unrelated. Most EE have green legs because they have blue leg genes and yellow skin. green eggs come from have both blue egg genes and brown egg genes.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

Ohhh, I can't wait to find out what colour eggs mine lay (I have 4 that look like yours, and one that has mostly black feathers but still has gold).

 

[krazycow6]

Me either I'm so excited!! She really has more of a blueish/slate leg, I guess the hue is off on the picture!! THANKS SPECKLED and everyone else

 

[miladachicken]

Oops!Sorry!

 

[AZKat]

Out of curiosity, what causes some EE's to lay pink eggs? Is it just a weird variation of the brown egg gene, or something else?

 

[speckledhen]

Pink eggs are brown eggs that have a pinkish cast to them. My Buff Orp lays that color.