Our Welsummer's first egg! ...and a bit of a surprise...

[Evie_W]

So we have been hanging out for our 27 week old welsummer to start laying (it is mid-winter here so we weren't too worried) and finally today, after A LOT of fuss she finally laid! The weirdest part... her egg is completely white. I'm quite confused. She looks like a purebred and came from a guy who only keeps welsummers. I've attached a photo (sorry about the quality) if anyone think she may not be a welsummer. Obviously she is the one on the left, the one on the right being my sweet little pekin bantam. Any ideas the egg might be white?

Also, the egg had some blood on it. Is this usual for a first timer? Just want to make sure she's not hurt or anything that might need taking care of. All my other ladies (a polish, a silkie and a pekin bantam and an unknown blonde

) came to me at about 2 years old so they were already seasoned layers!

 

[Simmonsfunnyfrm]

Looks like all Welsummer to me...I have read that the reason Welsummers have dark brown eggs is that the brown is actually a colored coating on a white egg. Sometimes when they are just starting to lay their 'ink jets' aren't fully geared up so you get a couple plain white ones. It should resolve itself. I bet you get a nice terra cotta color in a week or two

 

[Happy Chooks]

I have had pullets lay light eggs at first, but not that light. Are you sure it's from her? They should darken more, assuming she is pure. It's hard to tell in the picture, but she looks pure from what I can see.

 

[Habibs Hens]

is it me or are those earlobes white

could be a brown leghorn cross or something

 

[mamalegg]

Yeah, I read where you can tell the color of the egg by the color of the ear lobe too. Is it white?

 

[Habibs Hens]

Yeah, I read where you can tell the color of the egg by the color of the ear lobe too. Is it white?

in most cases yes red lobes are brown eggs and white lobes are white eggs

and with a few exeptions

 

[kristenm1975]

Wow, that IS a surprise! I've only had one Welsumer before and from the first egg to the last, she always gave us a glorious terra cotta whopper with beautiful red speckles. Be interested to hear from others who have Welsumer hens.

 

[mamalegg]

Well I have one Welsummer in my little backyard chicken adventure. I got her in trade for a rooster I couldn't keep. She is the only one who hasn't started laying yet. She has a red comb now and looking very ready to me.. waiting...

 

[mamalegg]

here she is about 5 weeks ago.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Her earlobes look red in the picture to me. But her feather tufts above her earlobes look to have white coloring.

Be interested to hear from others who have Welsumer hens.

Are you telling me I don't count? Ha! Just kidding.