The Olive-Egger thread!

[Chicken5555]

Let it warm back up and see if it changes.

EGG update..... The egg has been out of the fridge all day and is back up to 70-75 degrees. It is now very, very light green, almost yellowish green, with the brown spots still intact.

Bazaar but not unheard of could be a real kick if it was noticed
by an egg customer

Yeah, that sure would be a shocker to a customer LOL

 

[aart]

Quote: So not temperature.
I was thinking about this...I have had eggs pulled from the nest that looked a great blue.....but later looked greenish, not a change to the extent you showed here but still. Wonder if the brown coating oxidizes or something?? <shrugs> I dunno.

 

[Chicken5555]

So not temperature.
I was thinking about this...I have had eggs pulled from the nest that looked a great blue.....but later looked greenish, not a change to the extent you showed here but still. Wonder if the brown coating oxidizes or something?? <shrugs> I dunno.

That is an interesting theory and it could be the cause.

 

[ronott1]

That is an interesting theory and it could be the cause.

What does it look like after dipped into warm water?

 

[Chicken5555]

What does it look like after dipped into warm water?

Okay, so I put the egg in some warm water to raise it's temp some more. After several minutes I checked it's color. It didn't turn back to blue, but it got very light, almost tan. The spots stayed the same though.

 

[ronott1]

Okay, so I put the egg in some warm water to raise it's temp some more. After several minutes I checked it's color. It didn't turn back to blue, but it got very light, almost tan. The spots stayed the same though.

It still sounds like something to do with the bloom. Does it go back to green when the egg is dry?

Keep us posted on future eggs from that pullet.

There is something very different about that egg!

 

[Chicken5555]

It still sounds like something to do with the bloom. Does it go back to green when the egg is dry?

Keep us posted on future eggs from that pullet.

There is something very different about that egg!

Yes, it did turn back to green when dry. You must be right. I read that blue eggs with a heavy bloom look gray and that bloom will sometimes make brown eggs look pink.

I'll let you all know if my pullet lays anymore like this.

 

[aart]

Was thinking of this discussion when looking at this egg today.
Not an olive but......
...always thought those lavenderish spots were bloom,
have had several hens that lay them.......
...but bloom would wash off right?
This doesn't wash off, even with a scrub brush.
Color goes back and forth with wet and dry.


Mysterious stuff...have been reading a book,
The Most Perfect Thing by Tim Birkhead,
goes into quite a bit of detail about the historical speculation of what affects pigmentation and cuticle.
Lots of variance and possibilities.

Blatherer out .

 

[ronott1]

Was thinking of this discussion when looking at this egg today.
Not an olive but......
...always thought those lavenderish spots were bloom,
have had several hens that lay them.......
...but bloom would wash off right?
This doesn't wash off, even with a scrub brush.
Color goes back and forth with wet and dry.


Mysterious stuff...have been reading a book,
The Most Perfect Thing by Tim Birkhead,
goes into quite a bit of detail about the historical speculation of what affects pigmentation and cuticle.
Lots of variance and possibilities.

Blatherer out .

I found a blog article that has good writ up about egg formation:

Quote: https://hencam.com/henblog/2012/02/brown-green-blue-white-chicken-egg-color-the-real-story/ The bloom or cuticle must pick up some of the pigment in some hens. That would explain the color change. Bloom is also hard to get off sometimes.

 

[Chicken5555]

Was thinking of this discussion when looking at this egg today.
Not an olive but......
...always thought those lavenderish spots were bloom,
have had several hens that lay them.......
...but bloom would wash off right?
This doesn't wash off, even with a scrub brush.
Color goes back and forth with wet and dry.


Mysterious stuff...have been reading a book,
The Most Perfect Thing by Tim Birkhead,
goes into quite a bit of detail about the historical speculation of what affects pigmentation and cuticle.
Lots of variance and possibilities.

Blatherer out .

That lavender color on your egg's spots is the same color that my egg's spots were. They turned brown after being cooled but never turned back.
I'll take a look at that link you shared. Fascinating stuff!