Purple Eggs?

[EggWalrus]

Interesting! Definitely a lilac tint to that!

Do you know what she's mixed with (you mention Leghorn plus what?).

Ain't no damn tellin!

 

[Sneebsey]

Here is the other egg that was right next to the purple one in the nest. Looks like some purple got splashed on it. If a pullet was producing excess amounts of bloom/cuticle could it be purple? I thought bloom was clear.

The bloom itself is white, though mostly see-through, yes. When layered atop the brown tones from the pigment layers over the white shell, we get purple. The speckles are hyper-pigmented areas, with extra pigment layers, so the bloom has a more noticeable affect.

 

[EggWalrus]

Those Langshans eggs are pretty and sure look purple to me.

 

[EggWalrus]

Purple eggs! Who'd a thunk it?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Well, y'all have the topic covered. But here is a picture of my Marans hen's egg, on the left:

The egg on the left here is the same one as above after running water over it:

It's not super purplish, but it does have a purple tint, at least to my eye.

 

[EggWalrus]

Yep. I ran it under water. Looks like I've been fooled by bloom!
Dammit! And to think I thought I might have made a disvovery of some thing new. Oh well, back to the Super Secret Chicken Lab in Grandpa's Dungeon!

 

[RWise]

I have a BA/EE that gives an egg with purple hue, most folks say its the pinkest egg they have ever seen. As she has aged, the bloom is getting thinner,,,

 

[aart]

My light brahmas laid purplish tinted eggs...another bird too, can't remember breed, speckles too were even more purplish.

Hard to photograph, every camera and computer screen can be different...
...not to mention all our eyes may see things differently.

Have read many threads on this in the past, here's some for your perusal;
https://www.backyardchickens.com/search/38174375/?q=Purple+eggs&t=post&o=relevance&c[title_only]=1

 

[aChixlady]

Update? Are Langshans really laying these eggs? Any luck?

 

[EggWalrus]

Update? Are Langshans really laying these eggs? Any luck?

It would appear to be so.