Purple egg?

[rubyrogue]

I swear one of the eggs I collected today is purple. At least it has a purple look to it. When I first collected it I thought is was just the light but there is definatly a purple glow to it, i confirmed this by asking people what color they thought it was. The coop it came from is white leghorns, gold/ red sexlinks and a mystery black hen, she doesnt look like an ee she is big, she is also rooster picked badly. I just got them yesterday so these are the first eggs ive gotten from them. I will try to get a picture but so far no luck catching the color very well.

 

[alicefelldown]

The 'purplish' egg colouring is a bloom over the top of a pinkish brown shell. The darker brown the shell the darker plum the color will appear. Some eggs have a white bloom but a good example will have a pale purple color bloom over a darker shell.

The 'purplish' bloom over the shell is difficult to keep for showing eggs. The bloom fades to a dull beige if exposed to daylight for any extended period. It also washes off and disappears if the egg has any kind of grease on it. Even condensation when bringing cold eggs into a warm room can remove or damage the bloom. It is also very difficult to see the color in artificial light.

*Bloom is the coating or covering on the egg shell that seals its pores. Bloom, also called cuticle, helps to prevent bacteria from getting inside the shell and reduces moisture loss from the egg.

 

[Mahonri]

I had a barred rock that laid eggs with a purplish hue and white speckles. Great looking eggs.

 

[Cynthia12]

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Dose the mystery black girl have a red neck? I'm thinking Black Copper Marans? They lay eggs that are a dark purple color at first, then fade later in life span of laying.?

 

[rubyrogue]

She is so rooster plucked I would have a hard time guessing her breed. If it was her that laid it, which she is the only possibility i can think of since everyone else fits the bill for sexlinks and leghorns. The egg in question is no where near dark enough to be a marans egg. It looks like a white egg with a purple bloom. I get a green egg from my EE but hers stay green, I havnt tried washing this egg yet. Again, I will try to get pics today of both hen and egg.

 

[chics in the sun]

Is she solid black? Any muff, beard, slate legs to indicate EE?

 

[BlackBart]

One of my Welsumer hens lays a egg with a dark purple hue.

 

[rubyrogue]

K so here is the hen in question and the egg in question. I had a very hard time catching the color and as a previous poster stated the color is not as pronounced as it was yesterday. It is just a very light light purple. Sorry the pics dont show the color very well

The one on the far right

 

[hallerlake]

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She looks awful! Can't you separate her from the rooster, or put no peck stuff on her or something?

 

[rubyrogue]

I dont have a rooster in that coop. I was just given 7 hens from someone that was getting out of chickens and all 7 look like this. he had 2 roosters in with 18 hens and one rooster never left the hens alone. Now they have their own 36 sq ft coop and 144 sq ft run.