"Striped" Egg?

[RMo2]

I found this egg in the nesting box yesterday. I have never seen a "striped" egg. Any idea on what would cause this appearance?





Thanks

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I get them all the time.
The chemicals that make the color get applied just before the cuticle as the egg passes through and leaves the shell gland. Sometimes the rate of travel changes.

 

[Cotton42]

I found this egg in the nesting box yesterday. I have never seen a "striped" egg. Any idea on what would cause this appearance?





Thanks

She's just getting ready for Easter!

 

[animallover505]

It's because of the bloom. It happens to me, but with spots, when I pick up a fresh, still-wet egg

 

[LeJeune1]

I'd say she is practicing for Easter!

 

[RMo2]

Thanks everyone-- It does look like an Easter egg

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It happens prior to the application of the bloom/cuticle. I get dark brown on one end and tan on the other often. A couple of times I had russet on the large end, lavender in the middle and plum on the small end. I'll post pics the next time I get one.

 

[cra-zchicknlady]

Cool. We just started getting striped eggs, a pale stripe in the middle, from an Australorp.