egg coating

[ArthurLedd]

one of my girls lays a large egg that looks white but when you wash it is is brown like the others she lays but when it drys it is whiteish again any guesses as to why

 

[ValerieJ]

one of my girls lays a large egg that looks white but when you wash it is is brown like the others she lays but when it drys it is whiteish again any guesses as to why

Can you post a picture of it?

 

[ArthurLedd]

Can you post a picture of it?

NO SORRY WE ATE THEM BUT NEXT TIME I GET ONE I WILL POST THANKS

 

[ValerieJ]

NO SORRY WE ATE THEM BUT NEXT TIME I GET ONE I WILL POST THANKS

Well, I think it's just excess calcium. You didn't give much info, but if she's young, her body might be working out the process. If she's old, her body may be forgetting process. Then there is molting that interrupts things in strange ways sometimes. As you found out, they are perfectly safe to eat.

 

[chickens really]

All eggs are white till they hit the paint booth and they the colour is added .. You are washing your eggs too good. I don't wash them but keep the protective bloom on them because it helps with shelf life...

 

[aart]

The bloom, or excess calcium, can change the egg color when wet.
Pics of it wet and dry would help here.

 

[chickens really]

The bloom, or excess calcium, can change the egg color when wet.
Pics of it wet and dry would help here.

Well all paint looks different wet than dry..