djzcat
Chirping
- Feb 16, 2026
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I have 8 chickens hatched in April 2025. Plus two older girls 5 years old. My new chickids began laying this past fall. Two are Easter Eggers. Patty Pan lays a light brown with a slight pinkish tint if looked at closely. Another egg has been a purplish brown which I assumed was my other Easter Egger, Zucchini. I was wrong. All this time passed, and I didn't realize that Zucchini was not laying until two weeks ago at age, 10 months. She is laying a blue egg now! Surprise. So the purplish egg is likely from my Rhode Island Red crossed with Copper Maran. Oh boy, those recessive genes. And speaking of eggs, my two older girls, Juliet and Daisy Doodle are laying eggs again. I thought they retired. Love all my girls either way. I just consider the eggs a wonderful bonus. Here is Patty Pan with her freshly layed egg. And my precious lap girl, Zucchini.
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