Fur 'n' Feathers Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We have our first egg from the new girls (well done ladies!). It's a lovely creamy beige colour. We don't know for sure who laid it. The only hen that even looks like she might be starting to crouch is the Skyline. Her vent appears to be a little broader than the others as well. We know that Skylines only have an 80% chance of laying blue eggs, but is beige a possibility? If it is the Skyline, do they sometimes lay a few beige eggs before laying blue/green or is this the likely final colour? Anyone with experience - please help. (If it is the Skyline & is the final colour..a bit disappointing, but she's lovely anyway!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs_B Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I'm pretty sure the Columbine/Skyline is the same breed - and from what I've read 80% will lay a blue/green egg and 20% a pink/beige egg! So it's possible your girl will lay that colour in the future. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 if they start laying a pink/beige egg!then I don't think they will lay a blue egg as in blue and green eggs the whole of the shell is blue inside and out were as a pink/beige egg or shades of brown egg the shell is white inside and out. sheds of green and brown eggs get lighter as the season goes on and as the pigmet that coulrs the egg gets used up were as blue and white eggs more or less stay the same some just loose thier shine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fur 'n' Feathers Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 if they start laying a pink/beige egg!then I don't think they will lay a blue egg as in blue and green eggs the whole of the shell is blue inside and out were as a pink/beige egg or shades of brown egg the shell is white inside and out. sheds of green and brown eggs get lighter as the season goes on and as the pigmet that coulrs the egg gets used up were as blue and white eggs more or less stay the same some just loose thier shine That's helpful. We read in another forum that sometimes Araucanas lay a couple of white/beige before they lay blue & wondered how accurate this was & if it could be the same for hybrids too. It looks like it is Tessera that's laying. She's the only one crouching & we caught her hovering around in the cube yesterday afternoon. An hour later another creamy beige egg! Have to say it was a beautiful creamy beige. She's a beautiful bird too. We know there was a 1in 5 chance we wouldn't get blue so made sure her plumage would make up for it if we were in the minority. She's also developing the most lovely personality. Definately top hen, but very calm. Have to say the eggs themselves are lovely-big yolk in the first one although it weighed 47g! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...