Egg colour

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« on: January 11, 2009, 17:07 »
Hi all

a quick question for you regarding the colour of eggs.  We've got Tori, a white wyandotte who lays beige coloured eggs, Lacey, a gold laced wyandotte who lays very pale and shiny (almost china like) eggs and Fifi, a barnebar who lays lovely dark brown eggs.  However, we've noticed that Fifi's egg shells are not very often all brown, instead they tend to have a section of dark brown then a ring of a different shade then a section of light brown.  It's almost as if she has stopped laying part way through to change her ink pot :lol:

Can anyone tell me what causes the hens to lay different coloured eggs and what may be making Fifi eggs multishaded?

Thanks in advance.

RR

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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2009, 17:16 »
Hi RR.

The eggshell colour is genetically determined but here's a more detailed explanation of the ins and outs.

Rob 8)

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« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2009, 20:31 »
Thanks Rob


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