Purple Eggs?

[HappyClucker7]

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I heard that there have been chickens that laid purple eggs, but that was never actually verified. I was wondering, is it possible for a chicken to lay a purple egg? And how would that color come about? A blue egg layer with a pink egg layer?

Thanks!

 

[LaFleche]

That sounds beautiful! I would love to see a picture.

 

[azygous]

I have a Black Sex-link that lays mauve eggs, which is a purplish tan. They are very pretty and really spice up the egg carton.

 

[nicalandia]

Purple eggs are actually just Brown eggs with a heavy calcium bloom on top.

 

[azygous]

I'll buy that. The mauve tint seems to disappear if I have to soak any poop off the egg.

 

[nicalandia]

Just out of curiosity, how would that work? What breeds would you have to put together to get purple eggs?

none. You just need to get your hands on a hen that lays purple eggs and breed her siblings or Sons back to her in hopes of getting more hens like her. there are not combination that you just can cross to make them, they are all brown eggers.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My project Orpington egg color varies. She mainly lays a consistent plum color, recently she laid a couple pure brown eggs, & a couple days she laid light brown with speckles. Today she laid plum with brown speckles.

 

[LaFleche]

What breed laid the purple egg?

It was a mix hen I do not remember the exact heritage as I took this picture in March 2010 when collecting some interesting colours for a Museum of Natural Science.

They were displaying a collection of bird eggs varying from Ostrich to quail and wren and every size and colour in between and a friend working as curator asked me to contribute.

 

[kurby22]

A lady near me is getting some really pretty purples from her Marans

 

[kurby22]

Stunning!

Aren’t they?? The chickens are pretty amazing too! I wish I had more room I have one of her mauve splash Orpingtons that lays pink