Leghorns??? Tan eggs?

[Lucysmom002]

I'll take some pictures for you tomorrow. I have two chickens that are supposed to be Buff Leghorns. They look like leghorns. They have yellow ears. One of them started laying smaller/medium sized tanish eggs. Aren't Leghorns supposed to lay white eggs?

I really don't care, they are pets and the eggs are bonus but I'm just curious.

 

[cupman]

Well I looked around on the net real briefly and got mixed results. One website said they laid white eggs another said their eggs can come with a tint due to the distant cochin cross. They certainly sound like buff leghorns. I'll wait for the pictures before I make any final guesses.

 

[nurse_turtle]

Pure bred leghorns lay white eggs.

 

[Lucysmom002]

I found that same info on the net. One site said they can have the "tint". This egg was a tan egg. I'll take pics today. When I bought them, I saw the kid's other Leghorns. They were white but positively Leghorns. These chickens look like Leghorns other than, they do not carry their tail like a leghorn.
I'll get pics very shortly.

 

[Lucysmom002]

Not the greatest pics, my camera kept dying. This is ONE of my Leghorns.

same bird, the ears are yellow

 

[acy0029]

Are you sure it's hers? She seems close to laying age but not quite, her comb should be a bit larger before she starts laying.

 

[Lucysmom002]

No the egg was not hers. The hen that laid the egg has a much larger comb and it's very red. The hen pictured is a hen I got with her at the same time though. Her comb is much smaller and not red and she's not laying.
Otherwise they look identical. Is she a Buff Leghorn?

My camera is not working properly. It kept shutting off. Not sure if it was battery or camera issues. I took these pics with our old camera. The chickens wouldn't stand still.