Weird White Egg?

[winterwolf4]

We have 10 afult Easter Egger hens and have always gotten blueish green eggs from them. Now we are getting a light blueish almost white egg that is large once a day. What is wrong with one of my hens. So far we have gotten 3 or 4 of these in a row.

 

[NatJ]

I think it just has less brown on the outside, like how a brown egg chicken can lay lighter brown or almost white eggs sometimes.

That occasionally happens when a hen is not getting enough calcium. If the shells of those eggs are thinner than normal, check how much calcium is in their food and whether they have oyster shell available.

But if the shells are the usual thickness, it's nothing to worry about. Less brown on the eggs is a common thing when a hen has been laying for a while. It's most obvious in hens that lay really dark brown eggs, but can happen to any hen who lays eggs with brown on the outside. (Green eggs are blue eggs with brown on the outside. Blue eggs don't have the brown coating.)

 

[Yardmom]

How long has the hen been laying?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

It's not that uncommon for a hen to lay darker or lighter shades of a color. They won't change colors, but can lay different shades of a color.

 

[winterwolf4]

How long has the hen been laying?

She is almost two years old. So about a year & a half.

 

[Yardmom]

She is almost two years old. So about a year & a half.

I've noticed eggs get lighter in color when a hen hasn't taken a break in a while.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Egg color doesn't change but the shade will due to the amount of "bloom" that coats it on the way out.