Eggs getting lighter in color??

[HuffleClaw]

Hi!
I have a 3-4 year old blue Orpington hen... Her name is Big Heifer. She used to lay large brown eggs, in the last 4-6 months I’ve been getting a large-XL almost white egg.
As for feed she gets:
Layer pellets/mash
Scratch feed (which includes grains, corn, wheat, etc. it is also fed as more of a treat)
Free ranging (at least 4 days a week)

She lays maybe 5-6 days of the week.

Is there a problem or is it just with age??

Here she is! (This was taken last year during mid-molt)

Egg pics:
Old color:

Now:

Thanks everyone!

 

[HuffleClaw]

@aart @ronott1 @KikiLeigh02 @KikisGirls

 

[aart]

I have a 3-4 year old blue Orpington hen...
She lays maybe 5-6 days of the week.

I don't see any problem with that.

 

[ronott1]

The brown coating on the white egg shell gets lighter over the laying cycle. The color will come back after molting.

Marans are very prone to this and some will lose the very dark color quite quickly

 

[HuffleClaw]

The brown coating on the white egg shell gets lighter over the laying cycle. The color will come back after molting.

Marans are very prone to this and some will lose the very dark color quite quickly

Thank you, so you do think she’s healthy?

Thank you so much for your helpful reply!!

 

[HuffleClaw]

I don't see any problem with that.

thanks aart!

 

[ronott1]

Thank you, so you do think she’s healthy?

Thank you so much for your helpful reply!!

With hens, egg laying is an indication of health. Laying that many eggs in a week at her age is amazing!

 

[HuffleClaw]

With hens, egg laying is an indication of health. Laying that many eggs in a week at her age is amazing!

Thank you!! She’s been one of my best layers so far! I’m glad it’s normal!!

 

[chuckachucka]

I have this exact issue with one of my hens. She restarts laying after brooding and the eggs are light brown and then soon start coming out almost white. In fact several of my chickens now lay paler shelled eggs than they used to but I never could figure out why. The eggs are still perfectly fine and the girls are healthy and happy so I stopped questioning it. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has noticed this though!

 

[HuffleClaw]

I have this exact issue with one of my hens. She restarts laying after brooding and the eggs are light brown and then soon start coming out almost white. In fact several of my chickens now lay paler shelled eggs than they used to but I never could figure out why. The eggs are still perfectly fine and the girls are healthy and happy so I stopped questioning it. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has noticed this though!

Hopefully our hens’ egg colors come back after molt