This is correct. Egg color for Langshans has always been brown. The "Croad = purple/plum egg" garbage is just people getting confused with bloom (and misinterpretation of an old quote) and as this thread shows, can change day to day, egg to egg. Focusing on egg color in this breed only leads to ruin. The value of the Langshan comes from their productivity and hardiness.It is my understanding that all the Langshans in the U.S. are the Croad type. The Modern Langshan and the German Langshan haven’t been imported here, that I’ve heard of.
https://livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/langshan