Speckled Egg??

[CrzyChicLady]

My hens are laying in the coop again!

I collected TWO whole eggs yesterday and quickly replaced them with golf balls.

BUT one of the eggs has speckles all over it. When I ran the egg under water the speckles would wash off with a little help from my thumb nail. What is it? This eggs was from my sexlinks and the nest is very clean.

 

[cluckin_crazy]

it's normal and there is no need to wash it off. It's just like we have freckles... sometimes eggs get them too. I actually PREFER getting speckled eggs. I know a lot of people that do. It makes them more interesting.

 

[Amyh]

I agree, speckled eggs are great! I use to have a Red sex link that laid speckled eggs, but she was killed several months ago. I'm hoping one of my replacement pullets will lay some of those beauties!

 

[korynskluckers]

Please bear with me as I am new to this.. The "freckles" on the eggs that can wash off -I was told is dirt and "stuff" from the hen which has to be washed off. Is this true? I love seeing spotted eggs and to wash them off is a pain! I am not sure how much cleaning is needed. thoughts?

 

[CrzyChicLady]

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That's what I thought too. One thing I forgot to mention is that this is the first time I've seen any speckled eggs. I've had my hens for a year now.

 

[OkChickens]

My Welsummers will lay a speckled eggs every once and a while. I think they are the best and off to the bator they go!

The top 2 are EE's, the bottom left is a Red Sex links, and the bottom right is a regular Welsummer Egg.

Some more Wellie Eggs

Nate

 

[GARYZZ1]

SPECKLED EGGS,IS THERE A BREED THAT ALWAYS LAYS ONE ? ? ?

 

[Mom2g3]

I am getting a speckled egg every couple of days but don't know from which hen. Could my Welsummer lay a smooth terra cotta egg one day and a speckled one the next day? I haven't gotten one of each egg on the same day yet.
I missed whoever laid it by minutes...the egg was still warm!!

 

[Critterwoman]

There are several breeds who lay speckled eggs. I have 2 or 3 hens that lay them, Out of 40, and i don't know which ones they are. HOWEVER, in looking thru one of my catalogs i get from hatcheries that show pictures of the eggs, i have seen them there.