Polish Bantam beige, possibly early egg?

[Dianemarie]

I have a two 18 week old White Crested Polish Bantam that was hatched on OCTOBER 10th, one laid a beige colored egg this morning. I think it might be too early and I am wondering about the color, will they turn white later? Anyone know them having beige eggs?

I have 2 crested bantams and 1 D’uccle and I know it was the crested. Obviously this is in my house so I had been watching her all morning I know it was her.

 

[nuthatched]

Can you get a better picture?

 

[Ridgerunner]

I think it might be too early

On average you can tell when a breed will lay, if you have enough for averages to mean much. Most will start laying about that age. But that is just an average, some will start much earlier, some will start much later. Two or three is not enough for averages to mean much. I would not expect most Polish bantams to start laying at 18 weeks but I also do not find it that unusual. You are dealing with living animals, not programmable robots. Real life, more than programmable robots, is somewhat unpredictable.

and I am wondering about the color, will they turn white later?

It should not. Polish are supposed to lay white eggs which is basically a lack of brown coloring. Since that egg has some brown coloring I suspect somewhere in its ancestry it had a brown egg layer. That is not all that unusual.

I had been watching her all morning I know it was her.

I believe you.

 

[Dianemarie]

Can you get a better picture?

Of the egg? Sure.

 

[Dianemarie]

On average you can tell when a breed will lay, if you have enough for averages to mean much. Most will start laying about that age. But that is just an average, some will start much earlier, some will start much later. Two or three is not enough for averages to mean much. I would not expect most Polish bantams to start laying at 18 weeks but I also do not find it that unusual. You are dealing with living animals, not programmable robots. Real life, more than programmable robots, is somewhat unpredictable.


It should not. Polish are supposed to lay white eggs which is basically a lack of brown coloring. Since that egg has some brown coloring I suspect somewhere in its ancestry it had a brown egg layer. That is not all that unusual.

On average you can tell when a breed will lay, if you have enough for averages to mean much. Most will start laying about that age. But that is just an average, some will start much earlier, some will start much later. Two or three is not enough for averages to mean much. I would not expect most Polish bantams to start laying at 18 weeks but I also do not find it that unusual. You are dealing with living animals, not programmable robots. Real life, more than programmable robots, is somewhat unpredictable.


It should not. Polish are supposed to lay white eggs which is basically a lack of brown coloring. Since that egg has some brown coloring I suspect somewhere in its ancestry it had a brown egg layer. That is not all that unusual.


I believe you.

I don’t remember

On average you can tell when a breed will lay, if you have enough for averages to mean much. Most will start laying about that age. But that is just an average, some will start much earlier, some will start much later. Two or three is not enough for averages to mean much. I would not expect most Polish bantams to start laying at 18 weeks but I also do not find it that unusual. You are dealing with living animals, not programmable robots. Real life, more than programmable robots, is somewhat unpredictable.


It should not. Polish are supposed to lay white eggs which is basically a lack of brown coloring. Since that egg has some brown coloring I suspect somewhere in its ancestry it had a brown egg layer. That is not all that unusual.


I believe you.

interesting.

Thank you.
I had another white created bantam and she died at about a year old , the necropsy was inconclusive, she also laid around 18 weeks she had lots of shelless eggs I didn’t think it was related to why she passed but then I started to think of possible links.
Thank you for the info. I was going to google but I didn’t feel like sorting through blogs and stuff.