I got 2 eggs from my "baby flock" today. I know the brown egg is from my Calico Princess as she's been laying for a few weeks now but this is my first colored egg. I have a Starlight Green Egger and 2 Easter Eggers (that might lay colored eggs) and I've been waiting patiently for my SGE to lay since her comb and wattles have really grown and reddened, plus she's been very chatty. I wasn't expecting her eggs to be this color though (I know we don't always get what we expect, especially with Hatchery stock). I was expecting a lightly tinted green (like a white egg with a hint of green). Does anyone have a SGE that is laying and if so, are you getting a deep shade or a more muted light green. Both of my Easter Eggers have comb growth and reddening, but it's happened much more recently. The EE that is the queen of this flock seems a bit more strict with the SGE today. I haven't ever been successful with doing butt checks to get an idea of pelvic spacing but I'm going to attempt it again. If you notice the brown egg has dark speckles, so I guess there is a possibility that I have more than 2 layers, especially with the daylight hours. Don't some EE lay brown eggs? I keep thinking about how everyone says their Calico Princess lays cream eggs but I've been getting some darker brown eggs. Maybe everyone, including the Midnight Majesty Marans (a marans mix from Hoover's - should lay a dark brown egg) is beginning to lay. Then again, the girls in this flock are 21 weeks and 22 weeks old, so maybe not. Only one of the pullets, the SGE, squats, but she LOVES human interaction more than any chicken I've ever known. Any thoughts?
