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The female I see in your picture with your ducks is a Rhode Island Red, which lay a rich medium brown egg, not white eggs, to my knowledge. I guess some might, but they usually dont. If you are getting a white egg, it is possibly from some other female egg layer in your pen?
Tina
Statistics on the Breed:
Rhode Island
FS OK AL Om AR PP box club
Rhode Island Red & Rhode Island White
(two separate breeds)
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Popular, but purebreds are uncommon.
68%/44%/28% (production/red/white)
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Standard:
6.5 lb/2.9 kg
Bantam:
2 lb/0.9 kg
Class and Type:
APA (1904/1922): Large: American Bantam: Single Comb Clean Legged
PC: Soft Feather Heavy
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Dual Purpose Developed in New England in 19th century.
Eggs:
rich
medium
brown
Comb/Skin Color/Earlobes
large
single;
also rose
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yellow skin &
shanks
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Broodiness/Hardiness/Maturing:
red broods infrequently;
can be dutiful mother
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robust; hardy in heat & cold;
combs subject to frostbite
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moderately early maturing well adaptable to confinement or free range; active, calm & fairly docile, can be aggressive (cocks are especially notorious)