First eggs, odd color

[kcruz]

Hi All

Our Petey has laid her first 3 eggs! One every day, hurray!
I have a question about the color though, the first one came out dark brown and the following two are dark brown underneath with a purplish hue over top. Any ideas why?

 

[STACEYH]

The top coating is the bloom.

 

[kcruz]

The top coating is the bloom.

Thank you! That is quite awesome

 

[rosemarythyme]

Wow that 2nd photo looks awesome! And yes it's just heavy bloom, so depending on how much bloom there is on the egg you'll see the "color" change from day to day, though the underlying actual shell color should remain close to the same.

 

[kcruz]

Thank you!

 

[cherrynberry]

Hi All

Our Petey has laid her first 3 eggs! One every day, hurray!
I have a question about the color though, the first one came out dark brown and the following two are dark brown underneath with a purplish hue over top. Any ideas why?

That is a GORGEOUS egg! I want it!!!