I’m confused about egg color

[colette peters]

If you are t trying for a refund or exchange I say it really doesn’t matter what the feed store says now. She looks lovely and is the first to actually give you an egg, which has got to count for something! Hopefully they all lay different colors, it’s nice when you know which of your chickens laid which eggs, it’s easier to figure out who to treat if there are problems etc.

Oh definitely. I have 17 hens and each are my pet. My daughter loves them to death and spends hours with them a day. I’m grateful to have them healthy and happy

 

[tripletfeb]

I made the same mistake you did when I got my chicks last year. I thought I was buying an Ameracauna but they ended up being Easter Eggers. Both my ladies lay a sea foam green colored egg. Hope your others will lay the color you want!

 

[townchicks]

Keep us posted when the other two lay, now I'm curious. One of my EEs laid a beautiful sage green egg. But she's gone now. The other lays a very pale blue, that fades to nearly white as the season goes on. Can't wait to see what my newest EE lays.

 

[Fluffnut]

Pure bred Americaunas are more expensive and probably would not be sold at a feed store; that said, many people make the mistake of thinking they're the same thing.
Since most EEs are bred from Americaunas and Auracanas, to most backyards it doesn't really make a difference.

 

[colette peters]

Pure bred Americaunas are more expensive and probably would not be sold at a feed store; that said, many people make the mistake of thinking they're the same thing.
Since most EEs are bred from Americaunas and Auracanas, to most backyards it doesn't really make a difference.

I’ve learned so much from this. I had no idea it wasn’t as simple as I thought. As they say... “you get what you pay for”.
I love her no matter what color egg she laid. Thanks for all the reply’s

 

[colette peters]

Keep us posted when the other two lay, now I'm curious. One of my EEs laid a beautiful sage green egg. But she's gone now. The other lays a very pale blue, that fades to nearly white as the season goes on. Can't wait to see what my newest EE lays.

Will do.

 

[colette peters]

Thanks for all the responses. Raising chickens has been a monthly learning experience for us. I’m only three years in. I’ve saved, raised, and lost a few, but I’m doing my best and love them each very much.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Just to add, I've had Easter Eggers for a few years, and I adore them. Mine have always been so sweet natured and easily handled. They really are a cool breed.

 

[aart]

One of my biggest disappointments when starting with chickens was learning about AmerauKindas(what I call the ones at the local feed mill-who perpetuate the 'lies' told by the hatcheries).
But...some of the best blue eggs I have had are from my EE's.

 

[Kusanar]

You have mentioned a few times that you were really looking for a "green" egg layer. If she was actually the breed she was supposed to be, her eggs would be "blue" not green...