What color eggs will come from my hens?

[SilkieCRZYness]

JW, i just got some new hens introduced to my flock, 2 red comets, 1 barred rock, 1 black sexlink, 1 black jersey giant. was wondering what colors like which ones lay light and dark so i know whos laying i got a light brown today, first egg, i just got them last night so im excited. thanks all

 

[Dar]

I have heard that if the ears of the hen are red she will lay brown eggs and if the ears are white she will lay white eggs


this is what i copied from McMurrays
as a general rule a chicken with red ear lobes will lay brown eggs & a chicken with white ear lobes will be a white egg layer. There are some exceptions. The Araucanas lay blue/green eggs. They are called "The Easter Egg Chicken".

 

[Mahonri]

Your Barred Rock probably gave you the light brown egg today.

The sexlink and the giant lay brown as well as the comets.

 

[SilkieCRZYness]

ok soo all five lay dark brown n my barred rock lays light brown? i have 5 RIR females that are to young but will they lay dark or light brown? thanks again

 

[SilkieCRZYness]

ohh geesh, i almost forgot i have a buff orpington female to, but i dont think shes quite old enough to lay.

 

[auracana07]

I seem to have heard somewhere that the a chicken's egg will be the same color as their ear or there foot. I'm pretty sure that it worked for my chickens. Why don't you look it up?

 

[rooster-red]

Here is a chart that will tell you egg color by breed.

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

 

[PotterWatch]

My BR lays pinkish eggs, not really brown at all.