My Chicken Egg Color Changed

[pipbeforepeople]

My Easter Egger started laying eggs a couple weeks ago. The first couple eggs were a bluish green, then later just green eggs. Which seemed normal, because she just started laying. And after laying quite a few green eggs over the last few weeks, she suddenly laid a blue egg yesterday, and today. Why is this? Should I he worried?
It's cool that she started laying blue, because that's the color I told my hen I wanted. But green or blue her eggs are very pretty.
She seems very healthy too, and is really sweet.
PS I saw her lay all these eggs so I know it isn't from my other chickens.

 

[aart]

A green egg is a brown coating over a blue base egg,
the brown coating can vary thus the blue to green can vary.
Nothing to worry about.
I just call that a glitchy 'spray booth'.
It may smooth out....or not.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

The difference you are seeing is the amount of brown wash applied to the shell base, which is blue in a blue layer (white shell base in a white layer). Brown wash over blue produces green eggs. (Brown wash over white shell produces brown eggs).

It is normal as hens progress in the laying season to lighten in the brown wash they apply.

Since she has just started laying her body is still coming on line and can have variations. I wouldn't be concerned unless you see some "wrinkling" in the shells or a sand paper appearance with faded color.

Odd shell color and shape often happens with new layers until the "mechanics" are worked out.

Odd shell color and shape in an established layer can mean aging shell gland or disease (such as Newcastle or more likely Infectious Bronchitis).

But you have a new layer who is still getting all the parts working to produce eggs, so I doubt it is anything to be concerned about if she appears perfectly healthy.

If you notice any sniffling, runny eyes, hunched appearance, or coughing, then look to disease for the egg appearance changes.

LofMc