Snowy Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 ... at last! Yesterday found a lovely blue/green egg in the nest box. Not sure if it was Ruby or Rosie, but today I caught Ruby in the act. Although I'm pretty sure she should be laying a pale turquoise blue egg, I'm not complaining! It would explain the green earlobes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Oooh how exciting I'm hoping my girls get into the swing of things soon karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 How gorgeous - what breed are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Snowy, she is gorgeous - is she an Auracana? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 4, 2007 Author Share Posted November 4, 2007 Ruby is an araucana hybrid, not sure what he other bit is though! Just that it's a white egg layer. Rosie is araucana x light sussex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Brillinat! They're special fairy eggs, aren't they? The same colour as Dolly lays, and she has blue ears too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Very pretty. You've made me want a blue egg layer. Where did you get her from Snowy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen&Lee Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Ooohhh Snowy you are giving me hope... in the last week my Cream Legbar has developed the same colour earlobes I wonder how long now until I get an egg??.... Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 How does the earlobes thing work as my hens (and lots of others) have red ear lobes yet no red eggs!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 It's not a hard and fast rule, but white earlobes = white eggs, blue earlobes = blue eggs and red = brown or beige eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Thank you Claret-did get a bit confused there It's hard to see colours clearly in a photo- are the earlobes very blue? In the pic they look sort of white. Blue earlobes-how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 If you look just behind her eye in the photo, you can see a splash of pale turquoise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Would have seen it if the colour settings on the laptop were different! I could only see a white patch on the earlobe but now I've had a fiddle-it looks turquiosey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 I cannot get a good photo of the colour of her earlobes - they are actually lime green! I don't think the colour of the ears is actually as crucial for the blue layers though, my araucana that died had red ears but laid blue eggs. Also Rosie and Bambi have red ears, and both should lay blue eggs. Bella the campine has white lobes and lays white eggs. It's just Ruby that has funny ears! Egluntine, I got them from Warwickshire Rare breeds http://www.warwickshirerarebreedfarm.co.uk/ She hadn't bred them herself, but I think they were from another breeder in Leicestershire. She does have some beautiful pure breeds though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Noooo, *claps hands over ears*, I try to avoid that site like the plague - I'm far too tempted to get more girls No, my next aquisition (when I have room ) will be another blue egg layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...