Is this a cream legbar?!

[amd87]

I bought chicks from a friend in April. She said this chicken, and two others that I bought, were hatched from blue eggs and were Crested cream legbars. Two of them did, in fact, turn out to be clearly cclb. This hen, Francine, tho is throwing me. She looked identical in pattern as a chick to her ‘sister’ ,Muffy, but had a darker color, more reddish brown. Muffy, however, is a very light cream and lays pretty blue eggs. Muffy, the blue egg layer, started laying weeks ago, but Francine hasn’t laid in the nesting box yet. They free range, so I started suspecting that she’s been laying elsewhere. So I locked them up in the run all day yesterday. No egg. This morning however I found a random egg on the coop floor. But, two things. 1) It isn’t blue. 2)It isn’t the same color as the others being laid. So, I’m assuming it is from her, but I’m so confused about what breed she is then?
I guess two questions here:
1) Can the eggs being laid change in color over time?
2) Looking at her, what breed would you guess?

I’ve added pictures of them as chicks, her today, and the egg in question on top of the eggs that have been laid yesterday so you can see the color difference.
Thanks for checking it out!

 

[BoundlessLove]

She has the coloring, but I do not see a crest.

 

[redinator]

I can answer the first question . . . eggs don't change color, but the bloom can be lighter or darker changing the shade of color. I have one pullet that generally lays a tan egg, but occasionally it'll look pink if the bloom is lighter than normal.

 

[BoundlessLove]

CLs can lay blue, green, or cream colored eggs.
I have one that is hatchery quality and she lays a cream egg.

 

[amd87]

CLs can lay blue, green, or cream colored eggs.
I have one that is hatchery quality and she lays a cream egg.

Oh! I didn’t know this! Thanks! I guess this is hers then. Bummer tho. I was hoping for green or blue.

 

[amd87]

I can answer the first question . . . eggs don't change color, but the bloom can be lighter or darker changing the shade of color. I have one pullet that generally lays a tan egg, but occasionally it'll look pink if the bloom is lighter than normal.

Yes! My pink eggs in there vary a bit day to day. But do you think that cream egg on top could be from one of the others that laid the others in the bowl?

 

[redinator]

Yes! My pink eggs in there vary a bit day to day. But do you think that cream egg on top could be from one of the others that laid the others in the bowl?

So, this will sound silly and I haven't tried it myself . . . but I've read on here that some people will put lipstick on the vent of a hen to determine which egg she's laying.

 

[The Moonshiner]

So, this will sound silly and I haven't tried it myself . . . but I've read on here that some people will put lipstick on the vent of a hen to determine which egg she's laying.

Pro tip...
This will work but some may think you're weird for wanting to do it.
Best not to even ask to borrow lipstick. Just sneak it, try it then make sure to put it back exactly where you got it.

 

[amd87]

So, this will sound silly and I haven't tried it myself . . . but I've read on here that some people will put lipstick on the vent of a hen to determine which egg she's laying.

I actually just saw this also. I just let them out to free range. I might try it when I put them back in later. I watching her every time I look out the window to see if she is wandering off somewhere.

 

[redinator]

I actually just saw this also. I just let them out to free range. I might try it when I put them back in later. I watching her every time I look out the window to see if she is wandering off somewhere.

They can be very evasive when they want to be, lol.