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"0tterbot" wrote:

you raise an interesting point. because i haven't had my chickens for long,
i am (firstly) minutely interested in all their habits; and (secondly)
haven't had time yet to work some things out while i am observing them. for
example, i have 7 game hens, which all but one look identical, yet lay eggs
which vary in colour from white to very pale brown. they all eat the same
stuff (i assume). i have 3 isa browns in 2 colours, which lay 3 colours of
egg. again, they eat the same stuff etc. (the smallest isa brown lays
WHOPPER eggs too, which is interesting).

We have two Isa Browns. One lays paler eggs than the other! I have always
assumed that the darker eggs came from the bird with darker plumage, but
perhaps not.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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