Lavender Ameraucana Breeders .... UNITE

[Caitlin_VT]

Not saying they will ALL lay greenish eggs; I do have one pullet that lays a nice, bluer egg. But overall, that seems to be the trend,

 

[DMRippy]

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Mine are as good as my Wheaten Ams.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

Mine are as good as my Wheaten Ams.

That's nice! I'm definitely going to be working on size and egg color this year.

 

[LavLady]

Newbie allert. I have read the first 600 posts here and I will read the last 7-800, but I am out of time for today, and will just post my pic and ask for some critique. This is my cockerel. The twist in his tail, is that indicative of the k gene? Also please, tell me what to look for in a black hen to cross with him.

 

[TeacherMedic]

My lavender rooster got eaten by a fox. I need a new one, LF and I'm in NC. Anyone can ship me one, and how much?

 

[heirloomorps]

Not saying they will ALL lay greenish eggs; I do have one pullet that lays a nice, bluer egg. But overall, that seems to be the trend,

Ours lay blue to blue-green. Diet can also affect the color of their eggs. Weirdly the most green egg layer of ours is a pure Black hen.

 

[LavLady]

Ours lay blue to blue-green. Diet can also affect the color of their eggs. Weirdly the most green egg layer of ours is a pure Black hen.

Actually, diet has very little to do with egg color.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02001.x/abstract
This study found that genetics has much more to do with shell color than diet. The differences in shell color were so slight that they couldn't be seen with the naked eye.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

If you were to crack open an egg and it was blue on the inside (of the shell) but had a greenish tint on the outside.. what would be the cause of this?

 

[jerryse]

If you were to crack open an egg and it was blue on the inside (of the shell) but had a greenish tint on the outside.. what would be the cause of this?

Brown is on the outside of the shell and blue is throughout the shell. Brown over blue = green.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

Why would brown just be on the outside of the shell?