Egg Color Number Charts

[FrozenNorthland]

I am raising pullets for the first time after only keeping spent hens. Now I have Rhode Island Reds and BCMxAmericana. I just got my first egg 3 days ago. It was very light for what I was expecting from a RIR. Each day, the eggs get a little darker. Would someone be able to post the color number charts for both my current brown eggs and my future EE/OE? Thanks!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hi,

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like that, but here's an article about egg colors: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ind-out-what-egg-color-your-breed-lays.48143/ I hope that helps.

 

[FrozenNorthland]

Hi,

I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like that, but here's an article about egg colors: https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ind-out-what-egg-color-your-breed-lays.48143/ I hope that helps.

Google wasn’t much help. I do have an idea of what color each breed lays, but I was wanting to track the shade.
I just developed a universal egg shade system. lol The Benjamin Moore paint app has color matching where you take a photo, then select either the whole photo, or just one area. Just like any painter will tell you, it’s not perfect, but it’s quite universal.
Currently my RIR’s are laying “Starfish.”

 

[thecatumbrella]

I do have an idea of what color each breed lays, but I was wanting to track the shade.

It might get a bit tricky. Some of my layers have quite a bit of variation from egg to egg. Speckles, then no speckles. Different shades of cream. I've even gotten those fun bleached lines across the center. I don't know if it's influenced by calcium levels or what they eat each day. Keeps it interesting though.

The Ben Moore thing is great!