Eggs Blue on The Inside? Celadon Genetics?

[Ravenlover]

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the eBay seller I bought from told me this, I also saw people online say this, but idk if it’s true, as I grow out a few generations I’m sure I’ll see how accurate it is.

Good luck

 

[Ravenlover]

I haven't heard about Buttons laying blue eggs .... but... this means not they don't ... I just don't know

Here u go o.o i think these should show the blue button egg off nicely ^^/ since u never saw ps. I never saw before either but im new

 

[Fenrisulfr]

Nice ... you'll never stop learning

 

[FloorCandy]

You should put your celadon egg in a strawberry basket or small drain bowl at lockdown so you know which he is. I had 6 non celadons and I put them in a steaming bowl from my old rice cooker inside the incubator, after hatch I banded them, I got bands too big so only one managed to keep the band on, now I know for next time.

 

[Quailobsessed]

All my king quail eggs are blue on the inside.

 

[Flockincrazy]

Hello everyone!

I’m currently the owner of five gorgeous little Coturnix quail.
My first one was from shipped celadon eggs, and we only had one rooster hatch from them unfortunately.

After he hatched, I ordered some chicks from Myshire farm, and currently we have three hens and one rooster from them.
They’re now all old enough to be laying, and I noticed today one hen seems to be laying eggs that are blue on the INSIDE, but normal brown and speckly on the outside. All the others have eggs that are white on the inside

I’m breeding them to my celadon hatched rooster regardless, but I also would really like celadon layers in my flock.
Since one hen is laying internally blue eggs, does this mean she carries the gene, and their chicks could potentially lay celadon eggs?

Thanks everyone!
I originally wanted celadon layers, but the eggs don’t seem to be as obtainable right now, and I was already planning on hatching my own eggs, but I would like to know more about the genetics involved with the celadon gene!

Yes those two are more likely to produce Caledon layers than the others and him would

 

[Roomi the quail]

I thought all coturnix eggs are supposed to be blue on the inside! I live in asia and every quail egg has greyish blue tint inside its shell. My quail used to lay some shelless eggs and the blue would show through thin membrane. She even laid a spoltchy blue egg once. Does that mean those hens all carry potential for laying celadon eggs? Never seen a celadon layer here though.

 

[FloorCandy]

I thought all coturnix eggs are supposed to be blue on the inside! I live in asia and every quail egg has greyish blue tint inside its shell. My quail used to lay some shelless eggs and the blue would show through thin membrane. She even laid a spoltchy blue egg once. Does that mean those hens all carry potential for laying celadon eggs? Never seen a celadon layer here though.View attachment 2214815View attachment 2214816

Most eggs I’ve seen here in the us are white on the inside, some are blue. Your second photo looks like it’s a blue inside egg that skipped a paint job, @Fenrisulfr I believe had speculated there are multiple genes responsible for what we call celadon eggs. There may be a gene that makes the shell blue, but it needs to be combined with the gene for no paint job or no spots. But it doesn’t seem like any of us really know, and maybe it’s a closely guarded secret by big breeders haha. Maybe no one has really looked further into the science.

Apologies if I have said this in the thread already. I find it very interesting that the majority in Asia are blue inside, but you don’t see a lot of eggs that are blue outside. We also very rarely see a hen that lays white eggs with no spots every time, it’s common for a hen to pop one out unpainted every once in a while, but not every time or even often. My celadon eggs that I ordered and hatched did have a gritty feel, like dried specks of sand painted on, so there being something going on with the ability to paint and finish the eggs seems reasonable.

 

[Fenrisulfr]

I will start next week a Celadon hatch ... keep you all updated!

 

[QuailTail]

I know this thread is over a year old, but I'm just reviving it as my single laying hen is laying eggs with blue inside and wondered wether anyone ever figured out the mystery?
In Australia where I am it's super difficult to find celadons so would be cool to know that there's a carrier gene here!