bokbok Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 I have two rhodie x sussex and had my first two eggs this morning which is ace but I thought because they were both the same breed that they would lay the same colour eggs , so I was really chuffed when I got different colours. Please would you mind explaining to the newbie how this works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 No idea but how cool . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 I would like to catch them at it so I know who's layed what as what my sig says is a total guess - I've put Rose as white egg cos she has slightly lighter feathers - but who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 I've just read snowys post further down in which they said Brown egg layers have red ears, white egg layers have white ears. Can't look til morning cos they're roosting now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 It is true!! My Tikka...who is a gingernut ranger has almost white earlobes....they look as if they have been Tippexed.....and her eggs are the palest beigy pink.....they look white at first glance. Blue earlobes =blue eggs and green earlobes =....you've guessed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 First eggs can sometimes be a bit different to their 'normal' eggs, odd sizes, shapes and colours! My gingernuts have occasionally laid a very pale egg (although never white) so it may be a blip. But even with the same breed chicken, there are ways to tell who laid what (if you are an anorak like me ). I have 3 gingernuts and I can tell each of their eggs apart - shade of brown, shape of egg, smoothness of shell. Hope she continues to lay white eggs for you though - that will be a novelty! Someone recently had a maran that laid blue eggs instead of dark brown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyren Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I have two rhodie x sussex and had my first two eggs this morning which is ace but I thought because they were both the same breed that they would lay the same colour eggs , so I was really chuffed when I got different colours.Please would you mind explaining to the newbie how this works If they are cross-breeds, they will get different "breed-related" genes from each parent. Some genes are sex-linked, so hens often look different from cockerels (IIRC, GingerNut Ranger cockerels are white), but other genes will occur in random combinations. If one parent has genes for brown eggs and one for white, their offspring could lay either colour. It's not really any different from humans - often girls resemble their mum and boys their dad, but there are plenty of families where it's the other way round, or where they resemble granny or grandad (or the milkman ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 My 2 s lay completely different coloured eggs. Laverne lays large almost white eggs and Shirley lays long torpedo brown eggs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbok Posted February 29, 2008 Author Share Posted February 29, 2008 I checked this morning -Poppy = white ears , Rose = red ears. Well , you learn something new every day Poppy laid another too I don't think I'll get too many strange eggs as when I got my ladies they had already been laying for a month. I'll be keeping an eye on that postie Eyren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
