Ange1 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I've just descovered that my Columbine/Created lays very pale cream NOT green/blue eggs! I love Carmen to bits now and would not change her for the world! I wouldn't have minded so much but I paid £23 instead of £12 for her!! All I can say is that is one expensive 'syrup of fig'!! I was told that there was an 80% chance of her laying a blue or green egg, so I feel disapointed, am I the only one on here that has a columbine that doesn't lay blue or green eggs! Go on, make me feel better...or maybe as she gets older the eggs will change colour?!!! Or am I just being over optimistic?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 has she just started laying? I think that they "settle down" to coloured eggs, and not every egg is coloured. our eggs (or rather our chickens eggs - I dont lay eggs ) change colour slightly, some times the cream eggs are almost white and sometimes they are very dark. maybe this is it? I dont really know, someone with more knowledge will come along soon cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 perhaps look at it this way: you have one of those exceptionally *rare* Columbines, the ones that don't lay the bog0standard-Columbine-coloured egg.[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ange1 Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Thanks for the replies. Yes Carmen has only just started laying 1 or 2 weeks! I like the idea that I have a very rare columbine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 has she just started laying? I think that they "settle down" to coloured eggs, and not every egg is coloured. our eggs (or rather our chickens eggs - I dont lay eggs ) change colour slightly, some times the cream eggs are almost white and sometimes they are very dark. maybe this is it? I dont really know, someone with more knowledge will come along soon cathy x No, that isn't how it works I am afraid. If the eggs are to be coloured,they will start that way. The only very slight changes in egg colour may come with old age or after a moult I got a Columbine 2 days ago,but will have to wait a few more weeks before I know what colour she will lay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moomin Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 my barnevelder started with lightish beige eggs and they are gradually getting darker by the day. but pale cream to green or blue? you never know though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Oh dear, I've obviously got one of the boring standard Columbines that lays green eggs. Sorry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I bought an araucana hybrid that was guarenteed to lay blue eggs. She lays pink eggs, but we forgive her because she is the tamest of the bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
