Why did our RIR eggs get lighter?

[nc farm]

Just got 4 hens a few days ago. They are laying 3 a day, so that's pretty good, but wondering why the eggs are getting lighter in color. Thanks for reading!

 

[chfite]

My Barred Rocks and New Hampshire Reds lay eggs with some variation in actual shade. I have gotten a couple of white eggs over the past year. I think that it is simply a novel variation that we find once we get away from the standard washed store egg.

Someone of them laid an egg the size of a robin's egg the other day. I guess the phone rang or something.

Chris

 

[aggiemae]

The color of our RIR hen's eggs vary more than any other breed. One lays eggs from tan to light brown eggs, the other lays light to medium brown ones.

 

[nc farm]

Thank you for the replies. Was concerned it was the feed or something. Today, we're back to brown. But they all were laying light yesterday. Bizarre.