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At 30 weeks old the Welsummers were a little later than the Exchequer Leghorns but from the start the size of their eggs have amazed me.
Photo: Pullet eggs: White -Exchequer Leghorn; Tinted/cream - Indian Game cross breeds; Brown - Welsummer
I am hoping to breed from the Gold Duckwing Welsummers and will keep a record of each of the birds in the aim of producing a healthy, strong egg laying line. As I only have a small flock and each bird lays slightly different coloured eggs I should soon be able to differentiate between them without trap nesting. However I think the birds have already cottoned on and are sabotaging my plans. They enter the nest box two at a time but only one lays, they then both come out calling with pride. It may take a little longer than I first thought.
Photo: Welsummer pullet eggs. (so much darker than they appear in the photo)
At 36 weeks my Welsummers still aren't laying! I do have the occasional egg of a different hue - rather a purpley brown, but unspeckled - and I had thought one of them might be laying from time to time ... but after seeing your picture I'm not at all sure!
ReplyDeleteIt could well be a Welsummer egg, the colours vary tremendously. One of my previous hens laid an egg with a purple hue.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with yours laying soon !