Tinted egg verses Easter egger

[Jabebee13]

The breed of Russian Orloff verses the egg of a EE... Is tinted egg somehow better? I currently don't have EE. I want to get both and raise together.

 

[Weeg]

The tint of the egg doesn't affect the taste or quality of the egg if that is what you are wondering.

 

[Jabebee13]

Yes. And eye candy. To just look at it. And candling to breed chickens.

 

[Weeg]

Yes. And eye candy. To just look at it. And candling to breed chickens.

Do you have questions about these topics?

 

[Peppercorngal]

Yes, different colored eggs are wonderful. Different looking chickens are also wonderful! I have a little of both! Remember that a brown colored egg is just coated with what is called a "bloom". Crack it open and the inside of the shell is white. A blue or green egg is not a bloom, the color goes all the way through the eggshell to the inside. Tell this to your friends, show them and they will think you are the smartest person on the planet!

 

[Jabebee13]

Do you have questions about these topics?

I am asking about the eggs for breeding purposes.

 

[Weeg]

Do you have questions about these topics?

If you are wondering about candling, I haven't had any issues with cradling tinted duck eggs, so EE eggs should candle just fine.

 

[Jabebee13]

If you are wondering about candling, I haven't had any issues with cradling tinted duck eggs, so EE eggs should candle just fine.

Okay, thanks.

 

[Jabebee13]

Also wondering which is more broody... The breed not just the eggs. How are they at being mommy birds.

 

[Weeg]

I am asking about the eggs for breeding purposes.

Like hatch rate? EE eggs hatch just as well as any breed, and aren't difficult in that regard. Mommy bird wise, I have never owned Russian Orloffs, but both are good mother birds, and very intelligent! I don't know how likely either breed is to go broody, but EE's are also very intelligent and great at avoiding predators.