Is this a Prairie Bluebell Egger?

[Marymc31]

I purchased some chicks in September and got the prettiest blue egg today. I thought I had only one prairie bluebell, but there is no way she’s laying yet. Is it possible this pullet (photo attached—big brown/black one in front) is also a prairie bluebell?? She definitely acts ready to lay and is my biggest pullet from that group.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

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This is what mine looks like, the thing to look for is the blue ear lobe that is how you can tell if the egg will be blue. This one lays the bluest egg in my coop.

It's a myth that ear lobe color is linked to egg color.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

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I'd love to read the original source. The genetics of brown shell tint are not understood, so it can not be assumed that it is linked to ear lobe color. White lobes are dominant over red, while brown egg tint is dominant over no egg tint. So when you cross a white layer with a brown or tan layer, you get a tan layer with white lobes. How is that possible if shell color is linked to lobe color?

The reason white layers have white lobes and brown layers have red lobes is because of the standards of perfection. Brown egg laying breeds were standardized to have red lobes, and white layers with white. That doesn't have anything to do with genetics.

 

[gimmie birdies]

This is what mine looks like, the thing to look for is the blue ear lobe that is how you can tell if the egg will be blue. This one lays the bluest egg in my coop.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Unless already identified, here’s your blue egger.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

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I have a blue laying bird with blue lobes.
But I have another blue layer with red lobes.
There‘s almost no correlation.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

She probably is a prairie bluebelle. She has the right coloring.

 

[Marymc31]

She probably is a prairie bluebelle. She has the right coloring.

Thank you so much! That definitely solves my little mystery blue egg!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

This one lays a blue/greenish egg, she’s a year old so not my brand new blue layer. She lays the blue/green egg on the right side in this photo.

Ah, ok.
Then yes, the brown bird is a Bluebell.

 

[Marymc31]

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This is what mine looks like, the thing to look for is the blue ear lobe that is how you can tell if the egg will be blue. This one lays the bluest egg in my coop.

How interesting, thank you for the tip! What should I look for with the ear lobe? They all seem to have white ear lopes but I haven’t looked closely.