Same breed, different colored eggs?

[ash_en_em]

Almost all black breeds come in blue as well, as it's just a mutation of black.

No idea about the sheen to the feathers, but JGs have yellow skin, and Australorps have pink skin. Most people differentiate the breeds by checking the bottom of the feet.

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[KikiLeigh02]

Yes, you can can get Black, Blue, Splash, and White Jersey Giants that I know of. My two Jersey Giant's eggs look almost identical to yours, one lighter tan & one medium brown. Honestly, other than size and skin color (if I can see the bottom of their feet) I really can't tell my Australorps from Jersey Giants.

 

[Killer Tomato]

Yup, those yellow feet mean you've got Jersey Giants. Pinkish feet, are Australorps. My French Black Copper Marans turned out to be a JG, lol! I'd never had either breed, and only figured it out when she laid her first egg at 8 months old and it was a pale rose color.

A great layer, and one of my sweetest birds. She was huge, and always hungry -- man, she never stopped eating!!! A great forager. Sadly, she was more susceptible to the heat, and even though we have a mister system, shade, cool water, she died at a little over a year old. Watch the big gals in the hot temps -- Anything over 80 and she was panting.

And yes, egg color can differ among breeds -- my barred rocks have different shades, as well as my EE's.

 

[Killer Tomato]

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I know! Me too!

My JG had that beautiful blue/green sheen to her black feathers. Just gorgeous.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Yeah, wildly different shades of eggs from the same breed is totally normal, unless it's a breed where egg color is a big focus like an ameraucana or a maran 'cause the breed standard often just says 'lays brown eggs', which is a wide variety of colors tbh. And the tone of eggs a certain chicken lays may also change over it's lifetime or shift with hormone cycles throughout the year or calcium levels in their diet. It won't switch from a white egg to a brown or blue ofc, but the amount of pigment a chicken places into an egg changes based on many factors.

 

[LittleMissCountry]

I have two black sex links that lay different color and shape of eggs. One of them lays smaller and more pointy eggs that are medium brown. She started laying first. The other lays bigger lighter brown, more round eggs. Even the texture is different. They are the same age, but most likely from different parents.