For example, the Welsummer lays eggs with dark brown speckles ... happy :) The hen’s genetics primarily determines the color of a chicken’s egg. However, factors such as breed, age, and ...

The color of a chicken yolk, cookbook author and backyard ... which are basically pigments called carotenoids, will make nice dark orange egg yolks," she said. Carotene is found in orange-colored ...

“People really tend to like the rich, dark-colored yolks ... who raises egg-laying hens at Killeen Crossroads Farm in Shelburne, Vermont. “Chicken feed can create yolks with an orange ...

Welsummer chickens are a dual-purpose breed and lay about 200 eggs per year. Their eggs are colored a warm, terra-cotta brown color and often have dark speckles on them. The breed originated in ...

Have you ever wondered why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors ...

We know the importance of having a little light to get through the dark days of winter ... Hens can lay about one egg every 24 hours or so. Strangely, the color of chicken eggs sometimes coincides ...

“For chickens that lay brown eggs, a pigment protein ... “Brown eggs may be really dark brown when the hen is younger and fade to a lighter color when the hen is older,” Blanchard adds.

Raising chickens a family affair in Bethlehem Township. Colored eggs are based on genetics. Haines children are members of 4-H. BETHLEHEM TWP. − Who needs the Easter Bunny when you can raise ...

Golden in color and rich ... a stronger flavor than chicken eggs when eaten plain. However you serve them, duck eggs are an excellent source of nutrition. Their dark yellow yolk indicates that ...

As egg prices skyrocket, you too may be considering if it would be cheaper going straight to the source and raising your own flock. As the steward of four sweet but dimwitted backyard chickens, I ...

“People really tend to like the rich, dark-colored yolks,” says Blatchford ... W senior food editor Breana Killeen, who raises egg-laying hens at Killeen Crossroads Farm in Shelburne, Vermont.