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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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 Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 09:15:14 AM
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I've been checking for eggs once or sometimes twice a week, as I've only had one hen laying (all summer pullets) through the winter. Well, this morning I went out to find FIVE eggs! The one egg I've been getting as been a pink/ivory color...the other four today were BLUE! Someone new has been busy 
The brown egg is a size comparison, as these chickens have a bit of bantam in their background and lay smaller eggs.
Because it's been so chilly out, I just went ahead and popped these into the fridge for eating. However, I'm going to start collecting the blue eggs for hatching as I'm wanting to raise blue hens that lay blue eggs.
Does anyone know how long it takes before an egg is fertile? I mean...the roos are all in with the hens, but if I were to take a pair of hens and put them with just one roo, at what point would I know for sure that the eggs they lay belong to that roo and aren't the offspring of the other boys?
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 10:01:34 AM
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Those are sooo pretty!!! Those hens would sure be mad at me, I think--I'd be out there everyday with a camera!
I don't know one thing about the why's of eggs, but I do know that you have lovely ones!
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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shelle
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Shelle
oklahoma
USA
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 10:50:51 AM
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Lovely color! What a nice surprise!
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 11:09:49 AM
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| Oooh Tracey, those are beautiful! Gosh, I have terrible chicken envy! I wouldn't mind having some hens again. |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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LadyCrystal
True Blue Farmgirl
593 Posts
Alicia
Rhode Island
USA
593 Posts |
Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 4:42:28 PM
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When we change males in our breeding we wait a week before we are sure it is from the new male. We keep records of which eggs came from which pens so we know when we have winners in the show pen. It is fun to track a chick to adulthood to see what they come out like. Good luck,
Alicia
http://fromcitytocountrygirl.blogspot.com/
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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EnchantedWoodsGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
959 Posts
Kathy
New Jersey
USA
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Posted - Feb 26 2007 : 5:44:08 PM
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What bright and beautiful colors! Is at an Auracauna laying them? Mine are usually pale colored eggs, not that bright! Beautiful!
Kathy of the Enchanted Wood
http://enchantedwoodmusings.blogspot.com/
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
766 Posts
Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Feb 27 2007 : 04:43:31 AM
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Pretty pretty eggs! What color are the yolks? (Ha!)
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Feb 28 2007 : 10:04:19 AM
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That's MUD?!?! OMG, I thought those were mottled shells like a sparrow has!!!
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