MaxBaz Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Edwina (Pepperpot) is the first of my four to lay - and laid her first egg last Saturday and everyday since. Yesterday she had a day off, but this morning there was an egg in the nest about 6.30am (which is MUCH earlier than normal - its usually 11.30). It is a slightly darker brown colour and a bit bigger than the other ones I have collected. Is it likely it isn't hers? Kay (Gingernut) was behaving oddly yesterday, sitting up on the roosting bars and flinging straw around and standing oddly with her vent sort of opening and closing - although nothing was in the nest at all yesterday. Could it be her first one? Does each individual hen produce the SAME colour/shade everytime? I guess I'll know if there is a second egg today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Hi max My Bluebelle's eggs are different colours on different days. They are always a creamy brown, but the depth of colour changes, sometimes there's a bloom, sometimes there is speckles. My Buff Sussex always lays the same perfect brown egg, no variation in colour, sometimes a slight variation in shape. My Naked Neck always lays the same colour of creamy brown egg, slightly different shapes sometimes, but always the same colour. So that is completely inconclusive really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjules Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Sometimes the shade of our chooks eggs vary - I think they do it deliberately to keep me on my toes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Same here, shade varies but size and shape are nearly always the same! As Kay is acting strangely, it could be hers? Has she got a very red comb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 My Tikka can lay eggs which vary from the palest beigy pink to a lovely warm brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarabelle Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 There's been a bit of discussion on another thread about egg colour and the concensus seems to be that Gingernut eggs tend to be darker brown than Pepperpot eggs. That is certainly true in the case of ours and we've also found that our Pepperpot lays slightly larger eggs than our Gingernut, but that could be because she is slightly older. Having said that, plenty of people report large variations in colour, size and shape from the same hen, so who knows? Perhaps you'll need to keep up the detective work! The odd behaviour and straw flinging is a good sign and it's funny that you mention the laying time being earlier. Our Gingernut has been laying a few hours earlier than our Pepperpot. So maybe it was Kay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxBaz Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Well! It wasn't Kay at all - but Caroline! Kay is still huffing and puffing about in the roosting area during the day time, but it was definately Caroline the other Pepperpot who owned the SECOND egg. I can only presume that the first egg at 6.30am (and still warm) was Edwina's. My FIRST two egg day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Congratulations on your first TWO EGG DAY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
