Langshans?

[rodriguezpoultry]

There are two of them, Croad and German. To my knowledge, the German Langshan is the one that is not in the US. The Croad is the only accepted version and is known only as Langshan in the U.S. Only in the UK are there two recognized versions.

Croad Langshan (UK) and US Langshan are generally thought to be one and the same:

Here is a photo of a German Langshan to show the difference:

 

[seminolewind]

Where are the leg feathers?

 

[blackdotte]

The F1 Wheaten Marans X Black Australian Langshan that laid the plum eggs was culled.
Egg colour genetics are not fully understood, having said that I am sure the commercial poultry producers know more than we do but keep things to them selves.
Blue egg shells are coloured blue all the way through. Brown eggs are normally white with a layer of pigment 'painted on'.
The egg you describe if different. They are due to a defective pigment application in the oviduct. This problem can be permanent, temporary or intermittent.
The shell of the plum eggs is as for the blue egg shell, it is plum coloured all the way through. The plum colour can not be rubbed off , there is no published documentation on plum eggs that I have found.
I have Marans that lay eggs based on both white & plum eggs, I can only tell when I break them as they go in the pan.
You would have more luck getting a plum egg from a Croad or other variety of Langshan.
Unfortunately I know nothing of your US Langshans.
David

 

[IggiMom]

Thanks, David. Well, I wish I could find some of those Langshans who lay those lovely purpley eggs. Don't get me wrong, I think the birds are very pretty, too, but it is the egg color that I am intrigued with.

Catherine

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I would not suggest getting chicks from a hatchery if you are after egg color.

Even after two generations of show birds, I still have a long way to go to get the "perfect" color I'm after. The more "purpley" ones are the Langshan eggs:

The legs on Clyde were a bit bare..he was just starting his molt, plus I do not keep them on shavings so their foot feathering gets a bit sparse. The females seem to have heavier feathering.

Egg color, for me, is not a large issue. I'd prefer having a bird that conforms to the standard rather than an egg matching a color, but that's just my preference, I'm not trying to "diss" other breeders so please do not take it as such.

 

[IggiMom]

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Well, if you get some more of the purpley ones, I would be interested in hatching them. So think of me.

BTW, I did try to find your eggs on eggbid and I couldn't. But if I get eggs, it is always off of this forum, I was just looking on eggbid out of curiosity.

And you have a lovely website. Lovely. One of these days I must do a website.

My incubator is full right now, and my daughter is 'hatching' in March, (my little grandson) so I probably won't hatch out any more eggs until April, but do keep me in mind around then.

I am just getting a little crazy right now trying to make sure that my incubator, which is FULL of precious eggs, will stay warm in this storm should the electricity go off! I think I am ready, though--so it probably won't, right?

Catherine

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I tried eggbid once, but didn't get a single bid. So I stopped selling them and started hatching more for myself. Then the great possum massacre of 2009 happened so I stopped selling all eggs. I'm still rebuilding, so I'm not sure as to when I'll be selling more eggs. I'll try to remember you if I should get some more purpley ones in there.

 

[IggiMom]

Oh, please do. I'll remind you in April.

We do have possums here, but the big problem is raccoons. I HATE raccoons. I lost 20 chickens in one night to a raccoon. Not any more, though. I think it is under control.

We trap them. And we have worked (and worked and worked) on the coop. They are smart, though, so you never know.

Catherine

 

[melissaG]

I think this is what you mean.

They are Croad Langshan, a different breed to Langshan .
As far as I know there are no Croads in the USA
David

I want some!!!!!