Robin Holstein on Nostr: Well! Where did THAT come from? Since my girls have never laid dark eggs before, I ...

Well! Where did THAT come from?

Since my girls have never laid dark eggs before, I suspect this is from one of the backyard neighbor ducks we took in last fall. Don’t fret. The egg is perfectly good.

Some duck breeds lay dark eggs at the start of the laying season then, like an emptying laser printer cartridge, they get lighter as time goes on.

Cayuga ducks, which I suspect these are, are the most well-known breed for dark eggs. The color comes from a heavy black pigment or “bloom” on the surface of the shell.

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