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Lighting IS everything - egg color

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Cloverleaf Farm:

--- Quote from: Beth C ---I hate when anyone asks about egg color, because no one ever sees it the same, and I have yet to get a picture that looks like what I see, so I\'ve taken to doing this. Hopefully whatever the lighting does to the egg, it also does to the card, so someone at least has a ballpark idea...




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That\'s a great idea!  I\'ll have to do that when my cards come...  :)

Birch Run Farm:
Something else to contend with is computer monitors may not \'see\' things the same way!  

That said, natural light works best if done in the shade or bounced through a snowy window.  And with most eggs, no matter the color, they seem to \'show\' better against a DARK background and not white egg cartons or white colanders!

Now, does anyone manufacture BLACK egg cartons?   :p

Tailfeathers:
Beth, this is one great post!  It really goes to prove that a picture truly is worth a thousand words.  If you are a member of BYC, I think it would be a great idea to post this under the \"Ameraucana\" thread.

It really drives home the point and I think would help a whole lot of people when they\'re asking about egg color.  

I don\'t know if y\'all have heard but there is an auction going on BYC right now for SIX eggs and it is already up to $200.  Now in no way do I think that the person selling the eggs has tried to mislead anyone in anyway whatsoever but the picture on the auction page does show eggs very much like yours in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th pics.

Honestly, I know I\'ve improved the egg color on some of my eggs but they still don\'t make it to what I\'c call \"Robin Egg Blue\" which is a term I see a lot.

I guess I\'m just a bit concerned that there may be a lot of novices not familiar with the breed who may become disappointed and/or discouraged in the breed enough to not have them because they can\'t see what may not even be achievable.

I hope that makes sense.  Anyways, I really do think it would be a great educational and information post if you put that on BYC, Beth.

God Bless,

Beth C:
Thanks, Royce, but I think you mean Anne\'s pics - it looks like I\'m the first poster because it\'s split from a topic I started. But I totally agree, Anne, if you would consider posting those pics over there.


--- Quote ---I guess I\'m just a bit concerned that there may be a lot of novices not familiar with the breed who may become disappointed and/or discouraged in the breed enough to not have them because they can\'t see what may not even be achievable.

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Amen! I rarely post over there, but that was me (mmfarm) who said thanks & kudos when you posted that very eloquent response to the whole cull everything with an imperfection debate. There seem to be a lot of unrealistic expectations (and a few people who fuel them) that beginners find completely demoralizing. I\'m glad I have this forum, because if I went by that one, I\'d have put all my birds in the freezer and called it a day.

And that auction just makes me shake my head. Once when I was in my teens I ask a dealer what a particular horse was worth, and his response was, \"Whatever a fool will pay.\" No truer words were ever spoken. But I couldn\'t do it...

Birch Run Farm:
I do post photos in the BYC ameraucana forum but most people don\'t respond to them.  Which is fine.  I have sold hatching eggs and have happy customers who hatched some very pretty birds.  I get plenty of phone calls and emails from folks looking for eggs, pullets or hens.  

I think it is great that someone can get a big price for hatching eggs or birds.  They\'ve probably spent a lot of time and a few bucks working on their flock.  I certainly don\'t expect to sell eggs for that kind of money and I wouldn\'t pay it either.  

The difficult thing is the novices who see first of the season egg photos and then they buy eggs and get the bleached out results in the mail.  Egg shells rarely, in my experience, maintain high color intensity for very long.  They even fade over time sitting on the counter!

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