Egg colour?

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Leah

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Egg colour?
« 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?

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« Reply #2 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.

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« Reply #3 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

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« Reply #4 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.


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