Egg color changed ?

[fishmanwill]

Hello, I have a question about egg color. We have a Welsummer hen that is now one year old. She started laying in November and when she first started laying her eggs they were a nice dark brown color. About a month or so ago her eggs started changing. They become more of a light brown with the dark brown spots instead of the whole shell dark brown. The light color is close to the light color our speckled Sussex lay. Now the last couple of days the shells have a few small dark brown spots, looks like freckles on the egg.

Why did she quit laying the dark colored eggs like she was? Is something wrong? Does she need something else?

Thanks for the help.

Will.

 

[TaylorHobbyFarms]

It is perfectly normal for eggs to lighten during the laying cycle. I believe it has to do with how fast the egg travels through the oviduct. When our Maran eggs lighten, they are just as dark again during the next laying cycle, so I wouldn't be too concerned.