If you've bought hatchery EE's what color eggs are you getting?

[georgialee]

I'm contemplating the EE deal at mypetchicken.com right now BUT I don't want 25 birds that are all laying the same color eggs...


Soooo if you have bought ee's from a hatchery before what color eggs are they laying?

Thanks!

 

[georgialee]

Come on, now. I know some of you have hatchery ee's!

 

[KellyHM]

My first 2 EE hens were from the hatchery (I assume anyways b/c the guy I got them from got them from the feedstore). They both laid a gorgeous blue egg. Sadly, the neighbor's dog got them both, but I hatched out 7 of their eggs (6 girls!!). One has started laying and lays the same pretty color.

 

[canada-goose]

Turquoise eggs! Very nice to look at and a pleasure to gather!

 

[Cindy in PA]

I 've had 9 EEs total. The first six layed green, all the way from mint green to the olive drab. Those were from Privett. These last 3 lay green all close to blue with one being all but blue. Don't know where they came from.

 

[ChooksChick]

I have 4 EEs and have blue, green, and light olive. I'm hatching 4 of these right now, with the EE-pullet-that-was-actually-roo as Daddy, and hopefully I'll have some other nicely colored layers as a result.

I've also hatched chicks from 3 of EExbanty Cochin, and have 4 more incubating...and best of all, I have 4 of EExButtercup!! The Buttercup lays a white to light pink egg, so those could be anything...could be white layers, I suppose!

You never know what you're getting with hatchery EEs, but you certainly won't be getting the same color from all!

Edited because I am a grammar nazi!!

 

[georgialee]

Thanks everyone! I guess I'm going to order, lol! I just don't want to get all blue eggs... I'd love to get green, olive and blue (and maybe pink, wouldn't that be nice?). I really appreciate all your comments

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Pinks are fairly uncommon, but with EEs you could get almost any color of blue-green, from turquoise to seafoam to olive to blue. I have one pullet right now that lays very intense almost grass green eggs. I'm sorry that they'll lighten up over time.

 

[TexGardenGirl]

I have two hatchery EEs. The first few weeks when they started laying, one laid bluish-turquoise eggs, which have since turned mint green. The other laid pale green at first which has darkened to a light olive. They're pretty consistent now but still occasionally there'll be one slightly different.
But you don't have to stick with EEs to get variety...
I also get brown eggs with a pinkish coating from one of my BOs (the other one has normal brown), and very pale pinkish-cream from my Catalanas. Throw in a couple Leghorns for white eggs and BRs for lots of brown, and I have a very colorful egg basket!