Extreme Speckly Egg contest!!! Winner receives 2011 BYC calendar!!!

[jojo54]

I got a couple this week - one brown speckles and the other white speckles. All my girls lay brown eggs.

 

[ctaynton]

Oh my! PrincessChicken! That is the most beautiful egg I have ever seen! I am so jealous! I just started getting an olive egg but it looks nothing like that! That is awesome!

 

[NellaBean]

1) Barred Cochin
2) Less than 1 year old
3) Always speckled, sometimes more....sometimes less.
4) Medium eggs

 

[pinkchick]

B-E-A-U-TEEEEEEEE-FUL Everyone!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lauralou]

I get some really nice speckled eggs from 2 of my Welsummer hens. Unfortunately, they're both molting right now.

I'll see if I have any in the refrigerator, and if so, I'll get some pictures.



(I just posted so I could find my way back here later today.

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[3goodeggs]

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An egg poster! Yes. that would be cool to frame and put in the kitchen.

...we really have gone over the edge aven't we? At least we have good company.

 

[mgw]

Ive been hoping everyday when I collect eggs to find a speckled egg, so far no luck. Dang things wont cooperate. Enjoy all the speckled egg pics though.

 

[lauralou]

1) Breed of hen that layed egg: Welsummer (Hildegard)
2) Age (or approx. age) of hen at the time the egg was laid: 18 months or so
3) How often these types of eggs are laid by this particular hen: She always lays eggs like this - covered in small speckles
4) Size of egg: Large

 

[lauralou]

1) Breed of hen that layed egg: Welsummer (Sophie)
2) Age (or approx. age) of hen at the time the egg was laid: 18 months or so
3) How often these types of eggs are laid by this particular hen: She always lays eggs like this, sometimes even more splotchy.
4) Size of egg: Extra Large

 

[Kansaseq]

Sophie's eggs are Preeeeeetttty!