eggs surprise

Look what we found in our nesting boxes the other day…green and white eggs. Our flock has Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orrpingtons, Barred Rocks, and 2 other breeds that we’ve yet to determine. We adopted a few hens from a neighbor before we moved and she wasn’t sure what these were. After some online search I’m thinking that of the 4 hens, 2 are Americanas and 2 are a Spanish Game hen. But I really have no idea, so maybe you guys who have had chickens for a while can help me out…

We have 2 of these and I *think* they are Americaunas. I *believe* they are the ones laying the greeen eggs. Their wattle isn’t very big and I’ve heard that they need to have a mature wattle before they start laying. And since we didn’t get any green eggs before they stopped laying for the winter I’m thinking these are the green egg girls.

See these girls with the big yellowish earlobs? I think these are the white egg layers. Their comb is huge and floppy and they have a large wattle so I think they matured faster than the other mystery hens. Also, we got one white egg before they stopped laying for the winter.

We call this lady “Abraham” in honor of Abraham Lincoln because…well… she has a beard. She is supposed to be a Buff Orrpington. We got her from the feed store at the same time we got our other Orrpintons. She’s whiter, with almost no wattle and has greeenish legs. She’s also very tame because the kids love her. I don’t think she is laying, she’s pretty low on the pecking order and is smaller than the other birds.

This post is linked to The Barn Hop.

Avis Gilmer-McAlexander ru

Wednesday 7th of September 2016

Hi, the first pic is an Araucana, they come in different colors and lay different colored eggs-green, blue, pink (in different shades). They have Rose Combs (short) far better in very cold areas, won't freeze. The second pic with the different shades of brown with white lobs is a Single Comb Brown Leghorn. She lays white eggs. The lob tells you the color of egg-white is white eggs, if lob is dark = something besides white. Hope that helps. Avis

Angi Schneider

Thursday 8th of September 2016

Thanks for the help.

Anonymous

Tuesday 6th of November 2012

By the way, so glad I found your blog, via Balancing Beauty and Bedlam!Heather

Perhaps you know this by now, but the white laying hen with the large comb and white ears is a CS Brown Leghorn.

SchneiderPeeps

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that.

Tuesday 13th of March 2012

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Lady Farmer

Monday 12th of March 2012

I've been told you can tell what color eggs the hen will lay by the color of their legs or earlobes. My Araucana hens all have beards and green legs ~ they lay green or blue eggs. Your second and last photo looks like Araucanas. The birds in the third photo look just like my Welsummers, but mine don't have white earlobes. Welsummers lay dark chocolate brown eggs, but since your birds have white earlobes, I'm thinking they are the white egg layers. I've had chickens for over 50 years and I'm still learning something new all the time! Enjoy the adventure ~ and the eggs!

wow! There is so much to learn about chickens. And something always seems to come up. We are definitely having fun with them.