I know this is a simple question for you guys and maybe a little silly but I am scratching my head here. I have 3 Orpington hens that will be 1 yr old in April, 2 of whom have not laid yet at all and one who was laying when I got her but has never gave me an egg. I got them in Nov/Dec last year. All the hens I have with the exception of my Faverolle and my Rock(and the Orps) has given me an egg and they all lay creamy super light brown eggs. I figure my Faverolle will probably lay a light colored egg also.
Now for my question- what color are Orpingtons eggs? I ask because I got a darker brown egg than I am used to. I have thought of my rock laying the egg but I got her in Sept and she has never given me an egg. She is 3 yrs old(maybe), I got her from a lady who knew nothing of chickens and was selling them because she "inherited" them and couldn't care for them, so not much information. I wish I could take a picture but my lovely egg hound stole all three eggs and ate them!!! arrrrgh! The thing is I only got 3 and haven't seen one in a few days. All my hens are just starting to lay again so not sure if the dark eggs got lighter or this mystery hen just doesn't lay often. Most of my adult hens came from a hatchery except the Faverolle(direct from a breeder) and the Orpingtons, they came from a lady who said she got the eggs from a breeder in NY.
I do have Welsummers and Marans but they all are under 20 weeks old and this was not even remotely a pullet sized egg so I am sure(85%) it's not from them. I say only 85% because I keep finding one of my Welsummer pullets in the nesting box sitting at the back of the nest. The problem is they have been in the hen pen for awhile and all the young pullets huddle in the bottom nest box because it is warmer and so they can get away from some of the more aggressive hens. But they are all so terribley small I am not sure they could even pass a pullet egg never mind a normal sized one.
Now for my question- what color are Orpingtons eggs? I ask because I got a darker brown egg than I am used to. I have thought of my rock laying the egg but I got her in Sept and she has never given me an egg. She is 3 yrs old(maybe), I got her from a lady who knew nothing of chickens and was selling them because she "inherited" them and couldn't care for them, so not much information. I wish I could take a picture but my lovely egg hound stole all three eggs and ate them!!! arrrrgh! The thing is I only got 3 and haven't seen one in a few days. All my hens are just starting to lay again so not sure if the dark eggs got lighter or this mystery hen just doesn't lay often. Most of my adult hens came from a hatchery except the Faverolle(direct from a breeder) and the Orpingtons, they came from a lady who said she got the eggs from a breeder in NY.
I do have Welsummers and Marans but they all are under 20 weeks old and this was not even remotely a pullet sized egg so I am sure(85%) it's not from them. I say only 85% because I keep finding one of my Welsummer pullets in the nesting box sitting at the back of the nest. The problem is they have been in the hen pen for awhile and all the young pullets huddle in the bottom nest box because it is warmer and so they can get away from some of the more aggressive hens. But they are all so terribley small I am not sure they could even pass a pullet egg never mind a normal sized one.
