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egg speckels are purple

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by abhaya, Jan 3, 2011.

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  1. Jan 3, 2011 #1
    abhaya

    abhaya Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have one chicken who is laying eggs with purple speckles shiuld i be worried? sorry the pic is a but blurry but with the flash the color is messed up lol
    could this be from my barred rock?

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  3. Jan 3, 2011 #2
    EweSheep

    EweSheep Flock Mistress

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    Nope, no worries! [​IMG]
     
  5. Jan 3, 2011 #3
    PepsNick

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    That's completely normal. I get those a lot.
     
  7. Jan 3, 2011 #4
    PunkinPeep

    PunkinPeep Chillin' With My Peeps

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    me too [​IMG]
     
  9. Jan 3, 2011 #5
    HorseFeatherz NV

    HorseFeatherz NV Eggink Chickens

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    Enjoy [​IMG]
     
  11. Jan 3, 2011 #6
    crazy4chix

    crazy4chix Out Of The Brooder

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    My Americauna hen lays eggs just like that! Sometimes the spots are raised. Cool!
     
  13. Jan 3, 2011 #7
    Inkheart

    Inkheart Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I get those from one of my Delaware hens and a friend gets a few from his LG cochins - no worries - they are pretty i think!
     
  15. Jan 3, 2011 #8
    wood&feathers

    wood&feathers Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I got a LOT of similar speckles as my partridge Marans came back into lay after brooding and raising a chick. The spots were purple, like I had spattered them with BluKote. Then as her eggs got dark again the spots disappeared.
     

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