Aug 16, 2013 #1 gabirder Songster 7 Years Feb 23, 2012 150 5 111 This is suppose to be a RIR, but she is laying a white egg? Any ideas?
Aug 16, 2013 #2 ChickenCanoe Enabler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Nov 23, 2010 35,445 32,599 1,247 St. Louis, MO Most likely not a RIR. You could look on this list and find the white layers that resemble her. http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
Most likely not a RIR. You could look on this list and find the white layers that resemble her. http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
Aug 16, 2013 #3 Tricoglossus Songster 11 Years Mar 15, 2012 913 47 206 Perth, Western Australia Are you sure the egg came from that bird?
Aug 16, 2013 #4 Mathew544 In the Brooder 6 Years May 27, 2013 98 10 48 Danville, PA That does not look like a RIR hen. That looks like a rooster with the large combs/waddles and the dark saddle feathers. Do you have other hens?
That does not look like a RIR hen. That looks like a rooster with the large combs/waddles and the dark saddle feathers. Do you have other hens?
Aug 16, 2013 Thread starter #5 gabirder Songster 7 Years Feb 23, 2012 150 5 111 Yes. This hen was the only one in the coop and that white egg appeared? I too thought this was a roo,but I am sure this egg came from this bird. .
Yes. This hen was the only one in the coop and that white egg appeared? I too thought this was a roo,but I am sure this egg came from this bird. .
Aug 16, 2013 #6 ChickenCanoe Enabler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Nov 23, 2010 35,445 32,599 1,247 St. Louis, MO Probably a Mediterranean breed. Most lay white eggs and have big combs. Or your significant other is playing tricks on you.
Probably a Mediterranean breed. Most lay white eggs and have big combs. Or your significant other is playing tricks on you.
Aug 18, 2013 #7 CowGrrrl Songster 6 Years Jul 20, 2013 2,881 23 133 That is a rooster, and roosters don't lay eggs.