Purple egg with white speckles?

[CALI CHICK]

Are RIR eggs usually purple with white spots?
I was expecting a solid shade of brown like the Buff Orpingtons, but this is Rhodies first egg in the front...?

 

[chickenlover24]

My RIR has solid brown eggs but i like yours better wanna trade?

 

[lolita117]

I got eggs like this. I feed my free choice calcium. The only conclusion I can come up with is, some like to eat a lot more calcium so they end up depositing white specks all over their eggs. At lease that is what mine look like. I can even feel the texture of the spots on some eggs.

 

[berniezahm]

If you can get her to lay 5 more, they would make one heck of an auction. I'd bid on them for sure. Nice looking egg!

 

[CluckyJay]

Speckles are pretty normal. She will probably start laying more consistent browns, as she ages. I was hoping my young RIR hen would continue to lay these spotted eggs, she did, up until she was killed. I only got a handful of eggs out of her before she was slaughtered by a predator. She would have probably aged and laid solid brown later on.



Your egg is lovely.

 

[chickenpooplady]

Your egg is so Pretty!!! It looks like you colored it for Easter!!!

 

[CALI CHICK]

If you can get her to lay 5 more, they would make one heck of an auction. I'd bid on them for sure. Nice looking egg!

How much do you think people would pay for 6 unfertilized pullet bullets?

CluckyJay...THAT is a beautiful egg! Carmel with a sprinkle of cinnamon!

 

[uncle rico]

I get a few speckled eggs from time to time from my Buff Orpingtons, but it's pretty rare with me.