Weird pale egg from brown egg layers

[amberchickens]

Hi,

All of my chickens are brown egg layers - australorps, red star, welsummer cross (olive Egger that ended up laying speckled brown instead of green), and I have one Whiting true blue who of course lays blue eggs.

Today I went to collect eggs and found this weird, washed out egg that is almost a pinkish cream color. None of my hens have ever laid an egg that color. I was reading that it could be related to all kinds of things…stress, temperatures (we went from a storm with windchills of 20 below to 40 degree weather so it’s been nuts here), illness, parasites. All the hens are about 9 months old, so I don’t think it’s age related.

What should I be watching for in my chickens going forward? Is the egg itself safe to eat?

 

[sybonbon]

Their dye applicator malfunctioned. It happens.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

dye applicator malfunction, ROFLMAO!

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Hi,

All of my chickens are brown egg layers - australorps, red star, welsummer cross (olive Egger that ended up laying speckled brown instead of green), and I have one Whiting true blue who of course lays blue eggs.

Today I went to collect eggs and found this weird, washed out egg that is almost a pinkish cream color. None of my hens have ever laid an egg that color. I was reading that it could be related to all kinds of things…stress, temperatures (we went from a storm with windchills of 20 below to 40 degree weather so it’s been nuts here), illness, parasites. All the hens are about 9 months old, so I don’t think it’s age related.

What should I be watching for in my chickens going forward? Is the egg itself safe to eat?

i had that happen once. Crack it open, check it out! You'll be fryin' that beauty up before you even think twice!

 

[sybonbon]

dye applicator malfunction, ROFLMAO!

Yes, it was meant as a joke. I'm glad you liked it. Lol

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had a blue copper maran hen that laid a purple egg. I know it was just the bloom, but hey the dark on a BCM egg is just the bloom also. This was a one time egg.

 

[Paz]

If she doesn’t do it again, I think it will be ok. Doesn’t look like a problem to me.

 

[ChicFil- A]

Hi,

All of my chickens are brown egg layers - australorps, red star, welsummer cross (olive Egger that ended up laying speckled brown instead of green), and I have one Whiting true blue who of course lays blue eggs.

Today I went to collect eggs and found this weird, washed out egg that is almost a pinkish cream color. None of my hens have ever laid an egg that color. I was reading that it could be related to all kinds of things…stress, temperatures (we went from a storm with windchills of 20 below to 40 degree weather so it’s been nuts here), illness, parasites. All the hens are about 9 months old, so I don’t think it’s age related.

What should I be watching for in my chickens going forward? Is the egg itself safe to eat?

Very interesting, I have heard the color goes on the egg as they are laid, once I got a specked egg, your flick is still young could be youth. if this is true ałł the things you listed are very possible.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

It's the Australorp's egg. They will be pale all the time.

 

[imacowgirl2]

It's the Australorp's egg. They will be pale all the time.

Agree. We have an australorp who lays this color of egg.