Who is laying which eggs?

[PattyS]

Greetings!

I'm VERY new to the chicken world and look forward to learning from everyone here!

I have a small flock of 5 Delawares and 5 Red Stars. I'm interested to know which breed is laying the darker brown eggs and which breed is laying the lighter colored eggs. I've posted a picture (not sure I did that correctly, but I'm hopeful).

Thanks very much!

Patty

 

[poseygrace]

I don't know which breed lays the dark ones, but they are all pretty!

 

[Illia]

That's a tricky one, as Red Sex-Links normally lay light brown eggs but so do Delawares, however hatchery strains of Delawares really vary. I'd say just try and catch someone in the act.

 

[Schwartzfarmnc]

My Delaware lays very light brown to somewhat a pinkish tint eggs, never laid any dark ones like you have, so I vote the light ones to the delawares.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Your sex links are laying the darker eggs and the light tan eggs are from your delawares.

 

[Auscal]

My flock is even smaller, 2 Delawares & 2 red sex links (RIR x Delaware).plus one barred rock. For me, the reds are laying light coloured eggs, and the delawares the deeper brown, with the speckles I seeing the one at the top of your photo. Just my experience.

 

[airmechreed]

I have read on other posts that some people use different colored lipsticks on their chickens vents to match egg to chicken. I have never tried this as my wife would probably kill me....go buy even more lipstick at Ulta....and I do kiss her so I don't want her putting on lipstick that has been on a chickens vent.

 

[dfdesigns]

My Red Star laid eggs just like your darker browns... big, beautiful dark eggs!

 

[aoxa]

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Though my Delaware lays a little darker than the light eggs you have.. My BR lays eggs that colour. I find it hard to tell the difference between Dixie & Denny's eggs, but my production red lays the darkest eggs out of the four that lay

 

[LT]

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That is awful! I can't imagine doing that to a chicken. Or to lipstick for that matter!