New eggs all from same chicken?

[sneedleali]

Hi everyone! We are just starting to get our first eggs. The very first egg has already been consumed but these are 5 eggs that we currently have. I was thinking that only my BO and my "Ameraucana" (who may have been sold to me erroneously and be an EE, I don't actually know) were the only ones laying. But, there are 2 very slightly different colored eggs for the brown eggs. Other chickens are SLW and SS. Is it strictly true that all eggs from the same chicken will be the exact same color, or is slight variation possible?

If it helps you in your process of deduction, we found our first egg 9/21 (may have been laid 9/20 but we were gone almost all day and went out late at night to close the pop door but didn't check on eggs). Today 9/26 is our 5th egg from what I thought was the same girl. I'd love your input, purely out of curiosity. Also, BO and EE are the only girls squatting. I think the SS's comb and wattle are close to showing her as "ready" by color. The SLW is hard to tell with her small comb but I expect her to be the last one to lay based on comb and wattle color alone. SLW, BO, SS were purchased at the same time from feed store (about 23 weeks). EE is about 1 week younger.

Also, I left the windows open, thinking I would listen for her laying song and then go out and see who's in the coop instead of the run, but no one heard anything! When I went out to check (whoever is laying is laying them fairly early in the morning) the egg was still nice and warm so I know it wasn't too long ago. Is it possible she's a silent layer?!?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not all will sing the Egg Song....I have 5 Wynadottes that made me walk out to check several times a day, good exercise
I now have 4 BO @ 25wks & waiting.....Combs/wattles got more color, one did a half squat the other day so I checked her pelvic bone. It's a 2 finger span so thinking she maybe laying soon. The others are about 1.75 finger. This is a "new" check I've read about here.
As for you egg colors, think the shades will vary plus you will notice the shape differences per hen. I had 2 EE who's egg shade was different, the Wynadottes took a while but eventually figured who was laying which. I have yet to see any from these BOs They'll lay when they're ready.

 

[sourland]

Egg color can change gradually during the course of a laying cycle. Generally it does not happen on a day by day basis. Looking at your picture, I would guess that the top two eggs were laid by one hen, the next two by a second hen, and of course there is no question about the last egg. I'm going more on shape of the eggs than on the color.

 

[AlleysChicks]

I’ve noticed slight variations with mine but they are minimal. Although I feel like your eggs are too dark to be from the BO.
My BO egg is to the right of the white egg at the top. They sometimes get so light that they look off white.

 

[sneedleali]

Egg color can change gradually during the course of a laying cycle. Generally it does not happen on a day by day basis. Looking at your picture, I would guess that the top two eggs were laid by one hen, the next two by a second hen, and of course there is no question about the last egg. I'm going more on shape of the eggs than on the color.

That was my understanding as well. That egg color was consistent but may slowly change over time. As I was studying the picture originally posted, I started to notice the shaped differences as well.

I’ve noticed slight variations with mine but they are minimal. Although I feel like your eggs are too dark to be from the BO.
My BO egg is to the right of the white egg at the top. They sometimes get so light that they look off white.
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Here are the eggs from yesterday. The egg on the bottom right is the decoy egg (which they keep moving out of the nest box, but that's a whole different issue!). The lighting in the coop is way better than the lighting in the original picture as far as color accuracy. I couldn't get a natural picture that also picked up the color differences.

I want to spend all day outside tomorrow and see who is laying! Now, I'm completely unsure. As I said, it really doesn't matter but I am just curious who is laying which eggs!

 

[sneedleali]

Also, is 5 eggs in 6-7 days of laying too much for a brand newly laying Bo?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Depends on the chicken. Mine laid pretty much everyday when she first started laying. Then it varied.