Brown eggs with white speckles- normal?

[Tgavin05]

I have eightyoung hens, five sexlink and three Buckeye. I recently put them under lights to get them started laying. One hen had been laying one egg every day but when I went out today I had nine eggs. Whoo hoo! My question is though, they are brown eggs but look like they have something white on them, even after I washed them. I have never seen brown eggs with white on them

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Completely normal - this looks like a case of excessive "bloom" being applied to the eggs, nothing to worry about.

 

[Tgavin05]

What is excessive bloom?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Quote:

http://www.incredibleegg.org/eggcyclopedia/b/bloom/

....excessive bloom just means these eggs got an extra or uneven coating which is causing the uneven coloration.

 

[Tgavin05]

Thank you for the info. Very interesting.

 

[aart]

Welcome to BYC!

'Speckled' eggs can happen for several different reasons...very few of which are a 'problem'.
Can be caused by:
Excess or uneven pigment coating.
Excess or uneven cuticle(bloom).
Excess calcium deposits.
Porous eggs can appear speckled.
Some birds lay them consistently, some only once in awhile.
The pigment or bloom can change appearance when wet, then change back when dry again.

As long as bird is getting a good diet and is healthy in every other way, it is no cause for concern.

 

[Tgavin05]

Thank you...good to kniw...I'm new at this, so wanted to make sure it wasn't cause for concern. And yes they are happy healthy Birds getting a good diet so I'm good to go thanks again