Twice now my Ancona laid a cream colored egg...

[WingItRanch]

Hi! So normally my Ancona lays brilliant white eggs but a couple months ago she laid a single beige egg. Then went back to white.

Today she laid another off color.

All my other chickens lay brown or blue/green. Plus, I got 10 eggs from all 10 chickens today (whoo hoo!) so it's definitely her egg. Here's a comparison from the first time and today's.

I'm not concerned about her health. Just curious what other think about the odd color change.

Note: The lighting is not great in 2nd photo (today's) but promise one of those is cream and one is white.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The shape is similar. In my experiences that doesn't often change, but the color can sometimes. Pigment can lighten and darken. I've not seen a white egg layer lay cream, but I haven't seen everything.

 

[WingItRanch]

Thank you for the response! Yes, I've heard of eggs getting lighter over time or of odd color patterns but I haven't read anything about a white egg layer laying a beige.

 

[TOMTE]

Very interesting! I've had my brown/cream layers lay slightly more pinkish eggs occasionally but I think that's a normal glitch.

I don't know much about how egg colors work but could it be possible that she has a gene for laying brown or cream eggs from somewhere in her ancestry?

 

[WingItRanch]

Hmmm I doubt it because it's only been a couple times and every other time her eggs have been brilliant white. I'm chalking it up to a glitch in the egg laying process. If it were genetics, I would expect every egg to come out that color.

Here she is. (Just attaching a photo because I think she's beautiful)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

She is beautiful.