what breed is this??

[animallover2202]

oh ok almost all my chickens are laying brown eggs and i have a new hen that just layed yesterday its brown underneath and had a white coating on it i washed it off and a min later the white came back so i don't know sorry if I'm getting confusing

 

[hdowden]

oh ok almost all my chickens are laying brown eggs and i have a new hen that just layed yesterday its brown underneath and had a white coating on it i washed it off and a min later the white came back so i don't know sorry if I'm getting confusing

thats normal. what ever color it is after you wash it is what color the egg is so in this case its a brown egg

here's what i was told about egg color: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/686808/egg-colors


There are genes for brown eggs

a gene for blue eggs (The blue egg gene and the white egg gene are actually alleles for those that understand)

a gene for white eggs.

eggs are either white or blue because of the genetics involved.

Chickens that lay:

white eggs have two genes for white egg ( no blue egg gene) and no brown egg genes.

brown eggs have 2 genes for white egg shell plus genes for brown egg shell.

blue eggs have one blue egg gene( plus a white egg gene) or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and no brown egg genes.

green eggs have one or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and brown egg genes.

Pink eggs are just a tinted brown egg. There are no pink egg genes.

Tim Adkerson

 

[popsicle]

oh ok almost all my chickens are laying brown eggs and i have a new hen that just layed yesterday its brown underneath and had a white coating on it i washed it off and a min later the white came back so i don't know sorry if I'm getting confusing

The white coating is the bloom--it's a natural protectant for the egg. Some hens coat eggs with more bloom than others, it's nothing to worry about.

 

[animallover2202]

The white coating is the bloom--it's a natural protectant for the egg. Some hens coat eggs with more bloom than others, it's nothing to worry about.

ok

thats normal. what ever color it is after you wash it is what color the egg is so in this case its a brown egg

here's what i was told about egg color: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/686808/egg-colors


There are genes for brown eggs

a gene for blue eggs (The blue egg gene and the white egg gene are actually alleles for those that understand)

a gene for white eggs.

eggs are either white or blue because of the genetics involved.

Chickens that lay:

white eggs have two genes for white egg ( no blue egg gene) and no brown egg genes.

brown eggs have 2 genes for white egg shell plus genes for brown egg shell.

blue eggs have one blue egg gene( plus a white egg gene) or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and no brown egg genes.

green eggs have one or two blue egg genes ( no genes for white egg) and brown egg genes.

Pink eggs are just a tinted brown egg. There are no pink egg genes.

Tim Adkerson

i didnt know this thats cool