The Mystery of the White Egg

[Fuzzy Chicky Mama]

We have a pen with 12 Buff Orpington pullets and a 3 yr old Buff Orpington Hen. The pullets started laying a few weeks ago and so far everyone has had light brown eggs. Tonight we found a pure white egg. I'm so confused. How could this happen? I can't believe any of these ladies are not Orpingtons as we ordered them from McMurray Hatchery and they all look the same.

 

[M-H-Fielding]

We have a pen with 12 Buff Orpington pullets and a 3 yr old Buff Orpington Hen. The pullets started laying a few weeks ago and so far everyone has had light brown eggs. Tonight we found a pure white egg. I'm so confused. How could this happen? I can't believe any of these ladies are not Orpingtons as we ordered them from McMurray Hatchery and they all look the same.

Wow, that's interesting! Maybe they didn't have enough calcium or something?

 

[chickenlittle21]

I think I see the one who probably layed the white egg:

Notice how she has white earlobes. The color of a chickens earlobes generally tells what color egg they lay. She is probably a buff minorca

 

[CluckerFamily]

It's like finding "Where's Waldo?". This is very odd.

 

[M-H-Fielding]

Didn't think of that, nice job @chickenlittle21!

 

[chickenlittle21]

Wow, that's interesting! Maybe they didn't have enough calcium or something?

The amount of calcium doesn't determine the color of bloom on the egg, it just makes up the strength of the eggs shell

 

[chickenlittle21]

Didn't think of that, nice job @chickenlittle21!

Thanks, I had to stare at the picture for a bit to notice the one with the white earlobe

 

[M-H-Fielding]

The amount of calcium doesn't determine the color of bloom on the egg, it just makes up the strength of the eggs shell

Ok, didn't know that! Thanks for telling me!

 

[chickenlittle21]

Ok, didn't know that! Thanks for telling me!

Your welcome, I find the make up of a chicken egg is fascinating so I spend a lot of time researching about it

 

[Fuzzy Chicky Mama]

I think I see the one who probably layed the white egg:
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Notice how she has white earlobes. The color of a chickens earlobes generally tells what color egg they lay. She is probably a buff minorca

Well tomorrow I will separate that one and see if it lays white eggs all by itself! I didnt notice the white ear lobe!