who laid this

[garp94]

I have assorted brown egglayers plus one leghorn that lays cream colored eggs. I also have a 4.5 month old EE pullet. About 3 weeks ago i found one, full sized, WHITE egg in the slightly elongated shape of one of my brown layers. I didn't know if that was my EE starting or not, and figured time would tell. Well, no more white eggs.

Can a brown egg layer occasionally 'forget' to put the pigment on the eggshell? This was as white as it gets, not cream or light tan.

 

[greenSearcher]

On occasion a brown egg layer will have a white egg. It happens rarely, so I just tease my girl that she ran out of "ink" and needs a refill. Over their laying season, the eggs get progressively lighter, my eggs are more tinted now than colored, even my Marans is lighter, today her egg was light brown w/ dark speckles. My girls have been laying eight months now and the eggs are lighter. Isn't neat to know which girl lays what egg?

 

[garp94]

Thanks

I've noticed their eggs get lighter with time, but to have a completely white one, then go back to the brown was puzzling.

I'm glad to know it's not unheard of.

 

[Judy]

Leghorns lay pure white eggs, not cream colored eggs.

 

[garp94]

Sorry, I meant only in the hatchery/mutt sense. I probably didn't even need to mention the 'leghorn' for my question, but she is the only one with white earlobes, and even she hasn't laid such a white egg as the one i asked about.