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Rhode Island Red laying white egg

So a colorless/white egg is no concern in a brown egg layer?
I would deworm them if you haven't. It may be possible that's the cause. I have 11 laying road islands that are going through there first winter quite well. Im getting multiple colored brown eggs and came across this looking for answers. I see it's fairly common. I'm getting almost pinkish colored eggs and dark brown eggs with specs of darker brown. If i wash them, they all turn to same color(minus the specs, they stay same.)
 
I would deworm them if you haven't. It may be possible that's the cause. I have 11 laying road islands that are going through there first winter quite well. Im getting multiple colored brown eggs and came across this looking for answers. I see it's fairly common. I'm getting almost pinkish colored eggs and dark brown eggs with specs of darker brown. If i wash them, they all turn to same color(minus the specs, they stay same.)
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That's because some of the dye can be washed off.
In brown egg layers, the initial shell is White. The coloring/dye is applied in the shell gland. Not every pullet or hen is going to give you the exact same colored egg regardless if they are the same breed.
 

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