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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Leah on May 24, 2008, 17:56

Title: Egg colour?
Post by: Leah on May 24, 2008, 17:56

I have a sussex and a speckled hen that both lay very pale eggs. I thought that they were supposed to lay dark brown eggs. Does anyone know why this might be?

Title: Egg colour?
Post by: kimT on May 24, 2008, 18:50

This might help.

http://www.poultry.allotment-garden.org/Chicken_a/egg_shell_color/egg_shell_color.php

Title: Egg colour?
Post by: Leah on May 24, 2008, 20:46

Thanks, the article is very informative but none of the reasons seem to apply to my hens. I guess it doesn't really matter as the eggs are really tasty with lovely orange yolks.  At least I now know it's nothing I'm doing wrong.

Title: Egg colour?
Post by: jammy on May 25, 2008, 11:04

I have two buff sussex, two sisters, and one lays a brown egg and the other lays a white one  :D

Title: Egg colour?
Post by: Foxy on May 25, 2008, 11:21

I had a couple of sussex crosses -laid a pale egg.
Marans or marans crosses lay a very dark brown egg. They lay a darker egg early in the season and becomes paler as less pigment is laid in the shell later in the year.