Pink Egg Project Interest?

[Minky]

Got a pink one today again. Ill try and post a comparison shot...

 

[Minky]

Its pretty underwhelming in the pics, but on my egg rack it really stands out as pink/lavender almost. 1st pic- centre, 2nd pic- bottom left.

 

[ClintonChickens]

Barred Rock from Tractor Supply

 

[AllenK RGV]

What a clean looking coop! Congratz on the pinK TSC egg.

 

[DiggsTheChick]

Ahhh a fellow Nebraskan!! I live in the southwestern part of Nebraska! I would possibly be willing to help out on this project

 

[Newyorkrita]

Ahhh a fellow Nebraskan!! I live in the southwestern part of Nebraska! I would possibly be willing to help out on this project

Did this project die out? Not much interest in pink eggs?

 

[Drumming feet]

Interesting and well thought out project.

What breeds would you plan on starting with?
There are some South American breeds that lay pink eggs.
The Croad Langshan in the UK supposedly lays plum eggs.
I had a JG that laid pinkish eggs.
I have a couple Penedesencas that lay a plum egg (supposed to be intense reddish maroon) but I suspect the aren't really plum but rather have a thin layer of calcium over the reddish maroon resulting in plum. Their pigment is applied earlier in the shell building process, similar to the blue in blue/green layers.

I'll be doing this when I have a couple roosters with my langshan that I hatched from a pink egg, a faverolle and I have a Barnevelder that is going to hatch possibly coming from a pink egg as well. Other than that I am trying to get.a langshan rooster.