Different Cloured Hens Eggs

[The Duncan 802]

Hi guys n girls,

 

I'm thinking of getting some layers in the nearish future and would like to have hens that lay as many different coloured eggs as possible.

So far my list consists of Arucana for the blue eggs. What others are there that I could get.

 

With a feeling of slight dread, I am anticipating some weak-ass humour concerning cadburys, easter eggs etc etc. So if you're going to be funny please be properly funny lol!

 

Cheers all!

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Marran gives a dark egg as does welsomer

 

Normal brown eggs from the black rock, and other hybrids, also the rhode island... light brown from the light sussex, english game, blue bell.

 

The mediteranian breeds with the white lobes lay white eggs, best layer being the leghorn (1per day)

 

Thats some ive had experience with

 

Good hunting

 

DnN

[The Duncan 802]

Marran gives a dark egg as does welsomer

 

Normal brown eggs from the black rock, and other hybrids, also the rhode island... light brown from the light sussex, english game, blue bell.

 

The mediteranian breeds with the white lobes lay white eggs, best layer being the leghorn (1per day)

 

Thats some ive had experience with

 

Good hunting

 

DnN

Many thanks mate!

[darbo 4,779]

Cream legbars pale blue eggs. Croad Langshans pinkish/ light plum colour tinge on the eggs.

[LaraCroft 863]

I have a legbar that lays lovely little blue eggs. I get pure white ones from one of the Sussex hybrids, but the other lays pale brown. The rest of mine are first cross hybrids, so range from pale brown to a dark speckledy brown from one of the Maran crosses.

 

No easter egg jokes - you'll be pleased to hear

[The Duncan 802]

I have a legbar that lays lovely little blue eggs. I get pure white ones from one of the Sussex hybrids, but the other lays pale brown. The rest of mine are first cross hybrids, so range from pale brown to a dark speckledy brown from one of the Maran crosses.

 

No easter egg jokes - you'll be pleased to hear

A blessed relief! I'm just waiting on Paulus to chime in

[Neal 1,930]

I also keep the Welsumer bantams (which are mentioned above). They lay beautiful brown spotted eggs and are very cheap to keep as they tend to get the majority of their food from mooching around the garden. However mine are very wild and invariably roost way up in an apple tree...even when it was snowing!

[darbo 4,779]

The dark brown ones in the pic are welsummers the 2 white ones are leghorns. the light cream ones are light sussex bantams.

 

Edited March 2, 2013 by darbo