Whodunnit? Egg sleuths, solve this mystery!

[igorsMistress]

Those white eggs look the same color and shape to me. I had 5 pullets and got 6 eggs in one day, so I think it's possible you're getting 2 eggs from one girl on occasion.

 

[aart]

Those white eggs look the same color and shape to me. I had 5 pullets and got 6 eggs in one day, so I think it's possible you're getting 2 eggs from one girl on occasion.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Could a Brahma or Easter-egger lay an egg like those white ones in the center?

It is possible.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

To make matters more confusing, I found that itty-bitty egg this morning. I have only ever seen those from brand-new layers, and my suspicion is that Tillie, our young light Brahma, has finally laid her first egg. She hatched May 19, so is 24 weeks now, and I have read that brahmas are slow to mature and late to lay. I expect brown eggs from her, so this tiny egg makes sense as a first egg for her both from an age and color standpoint.

So the extra white eggs ... looking more and more like Maude the white leghorn is just an egg-laying machine!!

 

[aart]

It's really hard to find who is laying what,
I use a combo of nest stalking and pelvic point checks as the pullets begin laying.
Find a new egg, check points and start stalking,
then I can start to recognize what egg came out of which pullet.
Checking points happens at night after dark off the roosts
(I don't chase chickens),
it's good to handle them and get them used to being examined.
Obviously, I have too much time on my hands.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

It's really hard to find who is laying what,
I use a combo of nest stalking and pelvic point checks as the pullets begin laying.
Find a new egg, check points and start stalking,
then I can start to recognize what egg came out of which pullet.
Checking points happens at night after dark off the roosts
(I don't chase chickens),
it's good to handle them and get them used to being examined.
Obviously, I have too much time on my hands.

Well, we are chicken stalkers too. Most of our girls started laying over the summer when the kids and I were home a lot, and we can also ID who laid which egg. Our two Isa Browns lay slightly different-colored eggs - Hester darker brown with light speckling, Hattie a little lighter and no speckles. Our two marans lay smaller, pointier brown eggs, Dot a pinkish light brown, Doris a more yellow khaki kind of light brown. Our two older EEs, Constance lays smooth, creamy light green eggs and Calliope lays a more olive-colored one, sometimes with speckles. And of course, Maude the white leghorn lays big white eggs. I am just not sure if our younger EE has started laying - if so, she makes eggs that are similar-ish to Calliope's. And I hadn't known for sure about our young Brahma, but I think that today's teeny tiny egg is likely enough hers.

As for being handled ... we have absurdly tame chickens. They come running when they hear the house door open, and if we don't get the treats handed out fast enough, they will hop up on a lap or up on an arm or shoulder to hurry us up. The kids hold and snuggle the chickens all the time. Silly, sweet, friendly little ladies <3 The one who won't be handled is the rooster, and I'm OK with that.

 

[igorsMistress]

my husband was the stalker once everyone was laying. I came home from work one day and there were 5 eggs on a piece of paper with names next to them.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

my husband was the stalker once everyone was laying. I came home from work one day and there were 5 eggs on a piece of paper with names next to them.

Who knew chickens would be so amusing?!

 

[junebuggena]

You don't have Ameri-kindas. Hatchery sourced Easter Eggers aren't really mixed breeds. They just haven't been bred to meet any particular breed standard. Most hatchery Easter Egger stock predates the development of the Ameraucana breed.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

You don't have Ameri-kindas. Hatchery sourced Easter Eggers aren't really mixed breeds. They just haven't been bred to meet any particular breed standard. Most hatchery Easter Egger stock predates the development of the Ameraucana breed.

I just have ... chickens. They lay pretty eggs. They were called americaunas and aracaunas at the farm store, but as they grew up, they clearly aren't. They're just ... birds. They're sweet and funny and we like their eggs :-D

 

[junebuggena]

I just have ... chickens. They lay pretty eggs. They were called americaunas and aracaunas at the farm store, but as they grew up, they clearly aren't. They're just ... birds. They're sweet and funny and we like their eggs :-D

Like I said, not mixed breeds or hybrids. Just not bred to meet a specific breed standard. Hatchery Easter Egger types were actually the foundation for the Ameraucana breed.