The Tetra Tint is a Hungarian-developed hybrid laying 250 to 300 eggs a year in a pale cream to lightly tinted shell — the tint of the name, sitting between a white and a brown egg. Hens are white with light flecking, docile, and efficient on feed. They suit a keeper who wants a varied egg basket without adding a separate white-egg breed. It is a proprietary line and the cross behind it is not published.
Beginner friendly
Good with kids
Cold hardy
Heat tolerant
Egg colorBrown
Egg production250–300 / year
TemperamentDocile
BroodinessRare
ClimateCold hardy, Heat tolerant
PurposeEggs, Meat
Weight
Hen5.5 lb
Rooster6.5 lb
How to spot it
Comb
Single
Plumage
White with light flecking
Look for
The egg rather than the bird: a white hen laying a cream to lightly tinted shell
Single
