Faverolle hens are suppose to lay pink eggs. The “pink” comes from a white coating over the brown coating, as far as I can tell from personal observation. Some of my hens lay these pink eggs, some lay brown eggs, and one lays these speckled brown eggs. The speckles are always different, and definitely not consistent, but they are my favorite. Especially when they have a beautiful speckle pattern like the one pictured above. Since I don’t plan on ever showing my chickens, the “hatchery quality” doesn’t bother me. I did luck out that their temperament is consistent with the breed, and the variation in egg color is a bonus.