I agree, it's not an "exception". (Also, it appears that Rhode Island Reds do indeed have red earlobes and browns eggs. [1]). Weirdly, this article links to an

I agree, it's not an "exception". (Also, it appears that Rhode Island Reds do indeed have red earlobes and browns eggs. [1]). Weirdly, this article links to another article [2] which makes a very similar statement, but instead uses the (valid) exception, "Lamona chickens have red earlobes, but their eggshells are white." [1] http://www.raising-chickens.org/rhode-island-reds.html http://www.raising-chickens.org/rhode-island-reds.html [2] https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141213-eggs-chickens-insects-science-animals-sharks/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141213-eggs...