what chicken... What egg? w/pics!!

[pkforever]

So my polish just started laying eggs and my dad doesn't believe that it is actually the polish. i've heard about using food dye.. But how?

 

[Lesa]

You can put a little food coloring around the vent area- when the chicken lays an egg, a little color will rub off onto the egg....

 

[pkforever]

And it doesn't hurt them if it gets in the vent?

 

[Happy Chooks]

No, food coloring won't hurt them, but don't use red. Chickens are attracted to red.

It may be easier to tell though depending on the breeds you have. Do you have any other breeds that lay white eggs?

 

[Illia]

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Exactly what I was thinking.


Also, Polish lay a very pointed white egg. Most other breeds have a more rounded white egg.

 

[pkforever]

I have an EE that hasn't started thats older than the polish that my dad is convienced is laying the white eggs. The other 2 are brown layers.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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It can happen, but I think it's pretty unlikely that you have an EE laying white eggs.

Got a pic of the egg, the polish and the EE?

 

[maizey]

what a fabulous idea with the food coloring!!

My husband did just threaten to leave me though if I asked him to have any part in doing that

poor guy, he put up with alot but apparently putting food dye on a chickens hiney is a line he isnt willing to cross...i thought it was genius

 

[pkforever]

Okay here is a picture of the 3 white eggs I have gotten so far in order and next to one from my Buff Orp

The first egg next to a Buff Orp egg

Here is Persilla, The EE

Here is Alice, The polish. Don't mind the hair cut, it has been all nasty and muddy lately and my dad didn't want it to freeze.

Here they are next to each other

 

[pkforever]

Any more imput?