Pale Egg shells

[Rosieposie6]

Howdy I’m wondering what could cause hen eggs to be pale in color suddenly. The past few days a few of the ladies eggs are pale. I just added some oyster shells to their diet yesterday just in case it’s a calcium deficiency but I’m just not sure, they’ve always had a really good diet. Any other reason that could cause this? I read that the longer hot summer days can cause their eggs to go pale but idk if there’s any truth to that. All of their combs and waddles are a nice bright red still no one seems ill. Also a few of the pale eggs I’ve cracked open the yolk is still a beautiful rich orange color. What’s going on?! I attached a picture below this is my Brahmas egg it’s usually a beautiful brown with dark speckles on it.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

What’s going on?!

Sometimes eggs spend less time in the "spray booth".. For example during long summer days when production may be at it's highest since laying hormone is light related. Even the famed Marans may lose their dark egg color throughout the season.

In addition, yes.. heat/hot weather can cause pale and even more brittle shells. And age.. changes everything.. the older they get the more likely things go awry.. in my experience. What is her age, and what's YOUR version of a "good" diet? Ever wormed or had fecal floats done to check for internal parasites?

See the following link and check out the cool video for some more possible explanations..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

 

[Rosieposie6]

Sometimes eggs spend less time in the "spray booth".. For example during long summer days when production may be at it's highest since laying hormone is light related. Even the famed Marans may lose their dark egg color throughout the season.

In addition, yes.. heat/hot weather can cause pale and even more brittle shells. And age.. changes everything.. the older they get the more likely things go awry.. in my experience. What is her age, and what's YOUR version of a "good" diet? Ever wormed or had fecal floats done to check for internal parasites?

See the following link and check out the cool video for some more possible explanations..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

They’re all pretty young still only a year old. They get mostly fermented feed. I only do grubs here and there I try not to go heavy on the treats. I don’t know how to even check for parasites I do have ivermectin handy just in case.

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you think of the color as a dye job, the "dye" starts running lower as the laying season progresses, so overall you'll see more pigmented eggs early in the season and less pigmented ones later in the season, and same with younger birds vs older birds.