Is this for real?

[SparrowSong]

Two of my buff orpingtons are not laying yet. Today, my older son brought in the eggs from the coop and this solid white one was among them. I know exactly which hens laid the brown/cream eggs, but the white one is a mystery.

So I broke open a "home grown" egg next to the white egg. The white egg looks store bought to me b/c of the lighter yolk.


However, both my sons swear that neither of them placed the white egg in the nesting box as a prank.

My 2 young orpingtons are very close to being the age to lay, so I'm not sure what to think. What say ye?




White egg is on the right:



Could it *possibly* be that a buff orpington laid a white egg as her very first egg, and the yolk is that much lighter? Or are my boys playing this for all it's worth?

 

[cavemanrich]

They are SMOKIN YOU for sure. I can tell a store corporate egg as well as you..

 

[sideWing]

I think they got you on that one. I'm doing that to my sons tomorrow morning. We are waiting for the first eggs too.

 

[cavemanrich]

I got SMOKED in a little different way about 15 years ago.. My wife and daughter were in on it together... The one hen I had was not laying, at all..... Then they call me to the coop and show me a brown egg. ....... Then my daughter accidentally drops it..

I thought it would be a fertile egg so that I could hatch it. I felt devastated !!! Then they broke out in LAUGHTER. My wife colored a regular white egg in tea. I've been had.

 

[SparrowSong]

Thank you all for your confirmations. I do think it was their prank, even though they vehemently deny it.

Cavemanrich, that is so funny! They probably went through a lot of work to get you on that one.

 

[sideWing]

If you find a few more you will know something is up.

 

[SparrowSong]

I'm keeping an eye out.

 

[mc3681]

That's hilarious!

 

[Cacique500]

My parents only use the egglands best brand (they have no chickens

)...so to get mom to eat ours we did this to them:

 

[sideWing]

My parents only use the egglands best brand (they have no chickens )...so to get mom to eat ours we did this to them:

Haha!