Which pullet laid this egg?

[Sandstorm]

I have a French black copper Maran and a Barnevelder who are supposed to lay dark eggs. One of them finally laid their first egg today Does anyone know which one is more likely to have laid this beautiful dark brown speckled egg? Both have red combs and have been squatting and checking out the nest box.

 

[HuffleClaw]

So eggciting!!

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

I have a French black copper Maran and a Barnevelder who are supposed to lay dark eggs. One of them finally laid their first egg today Does anyone know which one is more likely to have laid this beautiful dark brown speckled egg? Both have red combs and have been squatting and checking out the nest box.

Do a butt check! Take one of them and look at their vent. There is an article here about checking the vent and i believe it states the vent should be moist and about 4 fingers in width if she laid. www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Melky]

I have a French black copper Maran and a Barnevelder who are supposed to lay dark eggs. One of them finally laid their first egg today Does anyone know which one is more likely to have laid this beautiful dark brown speckled egg? Both have red combs and have been squatting and checking out the nest box.

Definately the Maran. The Barnevelder usually has a lighter dark brown colored egg as seen here below.
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=BNVS

Black Copper Marans see below.
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=BLMS

 

[Ninjasquirrel]

Definately the Maran. The Barnevelder usually has a lighter brown colored egg as seen here below.
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=BNVS

Not necessarily. My golden comets laid darker eggs when they started laying. A butt check would tell the OP for sure.

 

[Melky]

I have a French black copper Maran and a Barnevelder who are supposed to lay dark eggs. One of them finally laid their first egg today Does anyone know which one is more likely to have laid this beautiful dark brown speckled egg? Both have red combs and have been squatting and checking out the nest box.

Also do you have any laying Welsummer?

 

[Sandstorm]

Also do you have any laying Welsummer?

No, I dont have any Welsummer. I have 1 maran, 1 barnevelder, 5 faverolles, 2 Easter eggers, 1 black sex link, and 1wyondotte. Only 1 Easter egger is laying a light blue egg and the other just squatted for the first time today! I cant wait for her to lay also.

 

[Sandstorm]

Thank you for all the replys. I kindof think it was the Maran because I seen her go into the coop alone for a while today but when she came out she didn't sing the egg song she just ran off and started foraging with the others. I'm not sure I want to do a butt check lol. Those are the only 2 pullets who dont let me hold them. They will eat from my hand but touching them is off limits.

 

[Melky]

No, I dont have any Welsummer. I have 1 maran, 1 barnevelder, 5 faverolles, 2 Easter eggers, 1 black sex link, and 1wyondotte. Only 1 Easter egger is laying a light blue egg and the other just squatted for the first time today! I cant wait for her to lay also.

Cool!

 

[CannedMonster]

Not all pullets sing the egg song.
Mine didn’t for many months after they started laying.
The two youngest I have now just started laying yesterday and there’s no egg song from them yet.