Is there truly a BLUE egg?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

thanks! I have gotten the Ameracaunas all over the place, local stores, friends, etc.

Well there’s your problem you have Easter Eggers not true Ameraucanas.

 

[aart]

and they are very dark but good grief they go for masses amounts of money!

Yes, both good Marans and true Ameraucana's are not cheep!!
Why, I settled on local sub par Marans and local CCL for OE projects.

 

[cake lady hen lover]

Too true, which is precisely why the breeders with the darkest eggs can ask and receive huge amounts of money for hatching eggs!
@cake lady hen lover here is the chart for color comparison for Marans eggs. It is worth visiting the BCM thread on BYC just for interest!
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It seems like most of us move around in the 3 - 6 range. But how about those 7 - 9 colors?? Extraordinary, yes?

Those 7-9 range eggs are extraordinary! Wow, much coveted I am sure. Why am I such an egg dork, always seeking out the crazy hard to find colors?!?

 

[oregonkat]

Those 7-9 range eggs are extraordinary! Wow, much coveted I am sure. Why am I such an egg dork, always seeking out the crazy hard to find colors?!?

Hey dorky!!! Welcome to the club!

 

[oregonkat]

Why, I settled on local sub par Marans and local CCL for OE projects.

I suppose that those really, really dark 7 - 9 eggs would make a really odd OE color anyway! Also, seeing as how that kind of pigmentation on those 7 - 9 eggs must really take some work on behalf of the hen, would that mean that she would not lay as often?

 

[aart]

I suppose that those really, really dark 7 - 9 eggs would make a really odd OE color anyway! Also, seeing as how that kind of pigmentation on those 7 - 9 eggs must really take some work on behalf of the hen, would that mean that she would not lay as often?

Would think you'd need a good strong blue shell to 'take' the dark brown coating.
Opacity may be an issue with the darker brows, a good blue might not show thru anyway.

Not sure about the the darkness of coating relating to the frequency of laying,
2 different aspects I would think, the coating may fade sooner<shrugs> .
Marans aren't the most prolific layers anyway, either are Ameraucanas.

CCL seem to be ok layers, 3-4-5/week, I only have one hen, so not sure long term.
They are tiny little things, the Marans cross is good for adding some heft.

Sorry to divert your thread @cake lady hen lover....
@oregonkat and I can go on and on about our BCMxCCL crosses.

 

[oregonkat]

X2! Yes @cake lady hen lover, I'm sorry too!..... and I'm going to do it again!
My CCL lays pretty well, 5 out of 7 days, med size egg. I am interested to see how big the new crosses eggs get. So far, still pullet sized.
My adult BCM hens are currently laying very large sized eggs. 65-69grams a piece!! As are my SLW, SS, RIR. These others are laying as big as 71g! I am putting it all down to them being super healthy, I hope!! This has been going on for a while now.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I agree with Perris. Color perception may be something affecting your "blue egg" search. I find my EE's eggs more blue than green. I would love to have a couple of olive eggers for the green! Chicken math is catching up to me. I'm buying 4 Delaware hens with a rooster! I'm out of room now! Here's some of my eggs.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Nope, I'm totally with you! I love colorful eggs! I had some Sage Eggers & Ameraucanas that hatched out of that last batch. I am really looking forward to some blue & light green speckled eggs, you know some time next spring. I think the prettiest blue egg I ever saw a photo of was from a Whiting True Blue.

Those 7-9 range eggs are extraordinary! Wow, much coveted I am sure. Why am I such an egg dork, always seeking out the crazy hard to find colors?!?

 

[aart]

For an example of different camera skews...pic sent to me by buddy who I gave a stray chicken too....this egg was actually green when I saw in real life: