Purple Eggers

[eggmaxxxing]

HI i discover that the Croad Langshan can lay purple tinted egg, and sometimes even its niche breed Marans can how common is this? are there other breed that lays pink and purple eggs
does anyone who keep Langshan and Marans can confirm?
Has anyone ever tried to breed them specifically for purple eggs?
I'm in the EU so I'm thinking of ordering some purpish eggs from these 2 breeds to see if I can find anything because it seems to be kinda true
(sorry for my english am still learning)

 

[chickengr]

welcome to byc! I have never had marans laying purple eggs. croad langshan should lay them. also hybrid super harco (black hen with gold hackles) lay purple eggs.

 

[thecatumbrella]

What's likely happening is the Croad Langshans can lay an egg with pink or purple bloom. This can happen with almost any bird, and I wouldn't pay much extra for the breed unless reviewers indicate it's happening consistently. It's easy for someone to have one bird that does it, then stage a few photos with the eggs to try and sell it as a breed trait.

Of course, there's no harm in ordering/hatching a few of these "purple" eggs to see if the bloom is hereditary! I'd be interested to hear what happens.

 

[eggmaxxxing]

welcome to byc! I have never had marans laying purple eggs. croad langshan should lay them. also hybrid super harco (black hen with gold hackles) lay purple eggs.

i never head of this hybrid before, are the parent breeds of this known?

 

[debid]

I had one Welsummer that laid eggs that looked kinda purple with purple speckles. They were basically a dark red brown and the bloom resembled chalk. They were highly prone to retaining patterns from the nesting material and the effect would fade if you washed them. It also fades over time, my saved shells just looked red brown with speckles after a while.