Ombré Easter Egg

[member 593900]

One of my young girls laid me an ombré egg for Easter. Just wanted to share

 

[Lemon-Drop]

One of my young girls laid me an ombré egg for Easter. Just wanted to share View attachment 2599886

Wow! It’s so beautiful! How’d she do it?

 

[chickentrains]

Lol, she must of run out of ink.

 

[member 593900]

Wow! It’s so beautiful! How’d she do it?

Other threads on BYC suggest that this sometimes happens when young hens first start laying - the eggs move through their reproductive tract a little too fast for pigment to be evenly deposited on the shell. I’m assuming it’ll even out as she ages!

 

[aart]

I got one of those yesterday, green and blue.
It can happen at any age, just a glitch in the 'spray booth'.

 

[member 593900]

I got one of those yesterday, green and blue.
It can happen at any age, just a glitch in the 'spray booth'.

Don’t be shy, show us the egg

 

[aart]

Don’t be shy, show us the egg

Not shy, just lazy...but here's a quicky: