How does this happen?

[Blue Coop Mamere]

I have six hens, one lays white eggs and the other five lay various shades of brown. One day this week I found three white eggs in one nesting box. (There are three boxes.) Is it possible for a chicken who lays a brown egg to lay a white one, or is it possible that my Leghorn laid three eggs in one afternoon? My Leghorn is four years old.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

How many brown eggs did you collect that day? Brown eggs are white shelled eggs with a coating of brown pigment applied after the shell is complete, it is possible that two of those eggs were not from the leghorn.

 

[aart]

Sometimes the 'spray booth' malfunctions and egg that are normally brown are much lighter....all the way to white because they didn't get that brown coating.
Put those eggs on a white piece of paper......are they truly white or a very light brown?
Is it hot where you are?....the heat can make for some funky eggs.

 

[hkirchn]

It's unlikely a four year old Leghorn laid three eggs in one afternoon; some good comments above.

 

[Blue Coop Mamere]

I totally agree. Thank you so very much!