First egg!! Which chicken laid it?

[Kailcar]

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??!

 

[FrostRanger]

No telling, both breeds could lay an egg that looks like that. That said, if you examine the pullets themselves you can figure out who's laying that way https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

That or you can do what I do and stalk the nest box lol

 

[Ridgerunner]

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

 

[Kailcar]

Thanks!! I'll have to take a look when I get home and see if I can spot the culprit.