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Mystery pullet lays pale aqua eggs but acts like a game hen

Okay, I love a good chicken mystery, and this one is full of fowl play. A tiny 2.5-pound pullet lays a pale aqua egg, but she acts like a game hen on a mission. I'd have bet my best boots she was just a game bird mix, but that egg color is a total curveball. The poor girl has clearly been through the wringer, she's missing tail feathers from a predator attack and has been trying to break into my flock for a month. She's even clever enough to fly onto the roof to get in. Now she's pacing her crate, desperate to escape.