Laying patterns

[Mother Heny]

So, I have these fake eggs that I put in my hens laying nests that pretty much show them where to lay. My hens lay brown, white and blue. I have mostly brown fake eggs but I have 2 blue fake eggs because we thought it would be cute and funny. Recently a family member went out to collect the eggs and accidentally took some fake eggs, leaving a single blue fake egg in one nest, and a single brown eggs in another. The next day I went out to collect the eggs and found that the Easter Eggers had laid their blue eggs with the blue fake egg, and my other hens had laid their brown eggs with the brown fake egg. Not one blue egg was in the "brown egg nest" and not one brown egg was in the "blue egg nest". Does anyone else's hens do this? Do the hens know what color eggs they lay and did it on purpose?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Generally chickens don't lay their eggs on eggs that are of the same color. I have brown, blue and white fake eggs and they all sit on them equally. But, your's might like the colors.

 

[Mother Heny]

I went out today and they did the same thing again. Do you think they might be sick or something?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

I went out today and they did the same thing again. Do you think they might be sick or something?

No.