Egg color over time

[gavada]

We just got our first egg from one of our Ameraucanas. It's light blue and oh so very exciting. I know the size of the eggs will get bigger but does color become deeper the older they get or is it going to stay pretty much the same?

 

[Happy Chooks]

It may darken a bit as her body adjusts to laying. But over time, they usually stay the same or lighten some. Then after molting, they can darken back up.

One of my Ameraucana's still lays the same color, the other is a pale blue now. They are both 1 1/2 years old, so they'll be going into their first big molt in the fall.

 

[Illia]

The color will get deeper for a short while, but some people don't even notice it, then as their cycle matures through time it may pale, but really, if you aren't paying too much attention, you won't even notice it.


The most that will happen is that some colored layers will lay a darker or greener egg their first few times than the rest of their lives.