How do chicken eggs get their color? Story by Chandlor Jordan • 1mo. C OLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Bird flu cases and egg prices ...

Chicken earlobes help predict egg color. Egg color is mostly determined by genetics. If you’re looking for a hint, a good way to guess what color eggs a hen will lay is to look at her earlobes.

How do chicken eggs get their color? (Storyblocks) However, there is an egg-ception to this rule, as sometimes, different shades of eggshell can come from the same hen on different days.

But while a darker egg yolk does not mean a chicken is eating a nutritious, organic or fresh diet, "it likely will correlate, since the foods with the pigment are also packed with other nutrients ...

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It can be jarring to crack an egg and see a bright orange yolk instead of the expected pale yellow, or vice versa. Americans eat on average nearly 300 eggs a year, making it likely you’ll stare ...

White chicken breeds typically produce brown, chalk white, or very light eggs. Many black chicken breeds, like the Crèvecoeur, Spanish, and Sumatra, produce white eggs. Skin color.