Do you want lots of brown eggs? Check out Golden Comets, chickens that were developed in the 1950s by crossing a New Hampshire rooster with a White Plymouth Rock hen. The result was a bird that is ...

Brown eggs, on the other hand, typically come from Rhode Island Reds, Buff Orpingtons, or Barred Rock chickens. These breeds tend to be a bit larger, ranging from five to six pounds in size and ...