weird egg color

no. it happens. After the long winter lay off one girl laid eggs that looked like chocolate. I thought I had a maran. but no, just the buff orpingtons playing with my mind. In the beginning they all were brown, then I got everything from almost white, to brown with dark brown spots, to pinkish eggs with white spots. I have shinny brown and flat brown and every once in a while a striped egg will show up.
I also noticed that the ear color of my hens started to change as the egg color changed.
hatchery hens.

 

Quote:You notice the ear color change? Wow, I thought I was bad.

 

I have 3 Red Star pullets that have just started laying. The lighter chicken lays the darkest eggs (light chocholate). The darker chicken lays the lightest eggs (pinkish tan). My older hens go from medium brown to light brown to pinkish on any given day.