Pink Egg Project Interest?

[ChickenCanoe]

I looked it up, some Quechua and Quetro supposedly lay pink eggs.
If anyone finds Quetro in the USA please let me know.

 

[The Moonshiner]

To the best of my knowledge, Salmon and White are the only two varieties of Faverolles.

Maybe a white bird by crossing White Faverolles with White Empordanesa.

There's mahogany faverolles also.

 

[Amer]

There's mahogany faverolles also.

I have also heard of black, blue, splash, cuckoo, ermine, and cuckoo. Not sure what countries they are in. Salmon Favs may be your best bet because they are easiest to get. I haven't met someone who breeds the white ones. Yet. Im not sure if I've seen them yet.

 

[The Moonshiner]

They are suppose to be creamy tinted. Do White Faverolles lay pinkish too?

I wouldn't use those since the pink is the result of various brown pigments on top of a bit of blue.

It would have to really start with breeds that start out laying a pink egg, not a combination of pigments.
I'd look at some JGs or even Plymouth Rocks.
Penedesenca or Empordanesa crossed with Faverolles may be an idea.

What is "a bit of blue"? Either it has the blue egg gene or it doesn't. I don't understand what you mean and I don't think you can get pink from a blue egg regardless of what brown is added. Brown on blue makes green.
I've also had bantam and large fowl faverolles. None laid pink eggs.
I do have a Sussex that lays a pinkish egg. It is a bloom on the egg that makes it look pink. Never seen a pinkish egg that wasn't from some sort of bloom on a brown egg.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I have also heard of black, blue, splash, cuckoo, ermine, and cuckoo. Not sure what countries they are in. Salmon Favs may be your best bet because they are easiest to get. I haven't met someone who breeds the white ones. Yet. Im not sure if I've seen them yet.

Also buff but I didn't think any of those varieties were in the US.
All I've heard of here were salmon, mahogany and white. IDK

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I found this on google, note the color of the Salmon Faverolles egg

 

[The Moonshiner]

I found this on google, note the color of the Salmon Faverolles egg View attachment 1261057

Ya but have you had Salmon faverolles? And did they lay that color egg?
Mine from a few different sources never did.

 

[ZurcherFarms]

Is that color consistent across the whole breed? That picture looks like a bloom.

I guess starting with a Faverolle would be a good start. However, I don't think we can discount those brighter pink laying Easter eggers either. Buff Orpingtons and light Sussex would be good additions too.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Ya but have you had Salmon faverolles? And did they lay that color egg?
Mine from a few different sources never did.

No, I’ve never had Salmon Faverolles, but I’m getting one from a hatchery this year so when she starts laying I’ll let you know what color egg she lays.

 

[Amer]

Ya but have you had Salmon faverolles? And did they lay that color egg?
Mine from a few different sources never did.

Mine laid pink. I can't remember the hatchery.