Egg color question

[Sdonz1]

Hi I have three Easter egger bantams and I was wondering what color you would call these eggs. In a few weeks I'm purchasing silked Easter eggers because I was hoping for a blue egg. I was wondering if their eggs are more defined as blue than this? Thanks! Any other breeds you can suggest for color such as pink or other fun colors would be great! : ) Skyr

 

[swamphiker]

Those look like blue eggs to me! The color is more striking when they are sitting next to white or brown eggs which makes them stand out more. Olive eggers lay greenish eggs, black copper marans lay darker brown eggs which are pretty, welsummers lay brown speckled eggs which is fun as well.

 

[Sdonz1]

Those look like blue eggs to me! The color is more striking when they are sitting next to white or brown eggs which makes them stand out more. Olive eggers lay greenish eggs, black copper marans lay darker brown eggs which are pretty, welsummers lay brown speckled eggs which is fun as well.

Any suggestions for pink : )

 

[swamphiker]

Any suggestions for pink : )

To my knowledge, the appearance of pink eggs is due to extra bloom on the outside of a brown egg that gives it a different look. Here's a thread of people discussing whether this is something one could breed for:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibility-of-breeding-for-purple-pink-bloom.1233677/

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

Pretty eggs! Unfortunately with Easter eggers you never know what you’ll get, hence the name. You could get some that lay pale blue eggs like yours, others that lay quite dark blue eggs, ones that lay green eggs, and ones that lay pinkish colored eggs. If you want very large, vibrant green or blue eggs, I would suggest trying whiting true greens and whiting true blues.

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

To my knowledge, the appearance of pink eggs is due to extra bloom on the outside of a brown egg that gives it a different look. Here's a thread of people discussing whether this is something one could breed for:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibility-of-breeding-for-purple-pink-bloom.1233677/

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I’ve had some buff orpingtons and barred rocks that lay pinkish colored eggs, but it’s not exactly a true breeding trait.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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I’ve had some buff orpingtons and barred rocks that lay pinkish colored eggs, but it’s not exactly a true breeding trait.

I've had the heavy bloom trait passed down through generations.

I believe @gimmie birdies , is working on grey Eggers, which are chickens that lay an olive egg with a heavy bloom.

 

[Sdonz1]

Pretty eggs! Unfortunately with Easter eggers you never know what you’ll get, hence the name. You could get some that lay pale blue eggs like yours, others that lay quite dark blue eggs, ones that lay green eggs, and ones that lay pinkish colored eggs. If you want very large, vibrant green or blue eggs, I would suggest trying whiting true greens and whiting true blues.

Do you think I'm going to get this scene color as this with silk Easter eggers? I didn't get my chicks in yet so maybe I can switch.

 

[Sdonz1]

Do you think I'm going to get this scene color as this with silk Easter eggers? I didn't get my chicks in yet so maybe I can switch.

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[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

I've had the heavy bloom trait passed down through generations.

I believe @gimmie birdies , is working on grey Eggers, which are chickens that lay an olive egg with a heavy bloom.

Yes, sorry for the confusion. To clarify, I didn’t mean that it couldn’t be genetically passed down, but that it wasn’t a selected breed trait for orpingtons and Plymouth rocks, so not every one you buy will lay pink tinted eggs.