First egg!! Which chicken laid it?

Kailcar

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Nov 16, 2024
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So today we found our very first egg! Our pullets are 18 weeks old today so this is very exciting, we weren't expecting anything for a few more weeks at least!

Now.. hindsight is 20/20, but looking back I should have gotten chickens that laid different colored eggs to help my sanity in figuring out WHO is laying! We have 4 barred rocks and 2 buff orpingtons. We had two barred rocks that started "squatting" about a week and a half - two weeks ago, so we're thinking it's one of theirs, but looking online the eggs for those two breeds look similar. Eggsperts, what do you think??!
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I agree, no telling. Frankly, unless the person choosing which chickens get to breed uses eggshell color and shade as a criteria breed tendencies don't mean that much as far as shade. I do not go by breed at all.

But while you are doing the @FrostRanger butt check you might try this trick with food coloring. It should convince you which hen laid a certain egg.

Who is laying what egg? - YouTube
 

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