[goosepimple]

Just read something in Country Living magazine I didn't know - the colour of eggs of a chicken is the same as the colour of its ears - did you know that??? 
 
We have Marsh Daisy hens who have white ears and white eggs, also Welsummer who have brown ears and brown eggs, well there you go ...

[sabrina]

You learn something new every day 

[Mammyshaz]

I remember reading this when I first got our girls. I just had to go out and closely investigate.
It seems true enough 

[in the hills]

Yep, Friesians have white lobes and are white egg layers.


Are there any exceptions I wonder 

[northfifeduckling]

Brilliant - makes sense with my hens 

[Daisys Mum]

I was just thinking today how unusual my leg bars ears were as they are blue!! 

[mojocafa]

Yip thats right...My araucanas have blue ears

[HesterF]

I read that too - I get a whole range of browns from my hens (some almost white) but have yet to match up the colour to the hen. I thought the buffs were laying the lightest coloured eggs but not so sure now. All have brown ears though. Never thought of a hen with blue ears before...weird.

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[happygolucky]

   , funny how brown eggs out sell white ones now but it was the reverse when I was a girl.
I do hope to get some more when we eventualy move, keep seeing some lovely birds and they are very little trouble, the hardest thing is protecting them from prey!! thanks, love those blue eggs, must look out for blue ears

[sokel]

I have heard this before but obviously Silkies are not included in this theory 

[northfifeduckling]

When my girls were little I missed those really white eggs, can't really colour or decorate the brown ones that well. Even the lightest colour eggs I get from my white-earlobed-girls are not really white but a very light sand colour. That can't work for ducks, though, can it 

[ellied]

I've 2 that lay white eggs, one is a bantam and I have 2 that size, one white one black so I guess I know which one is laying then

The other white layer is a LF but I'm not sure which - ear inspections for the non-brown/black hens then..

[mab]

I shall look closely at their ears tomorrow; that's just bizarre. 

[chrismahon]

Hybrids are the exception as the colour of their eggs is just the final coating on them and it washes off -their lobes can be any colour. Cream Legbars produce shells that are coloured right through as it is a genetic colouration and their lobes are blue. Same as Leghorns which are white and white.

[SLI]

I have a Cream Legbar cross that lays olive green eggs. Ill be looking at her closely tomorrow!