Use our survey results to help you choose the best backyard chicken breeds for eggs, meat, temperament, cold-hardiness and more ... including the Hy-line Brown, California White, Golden ...

The answer is quite simple — egg color depends on the breed of the chicken. For example, White Leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, while Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown ...

The only difference between brown eggs and white eggs lies in the breed of the chicken that laid them. The color of an egg's shell says nothing about its quality.

It has to do with the breed of the chicken,” explained Daniel Brey, owner of Brey’s Egg Farm, ... “Eggs come in many colors, not just white and brown. Depending upon the breed, ...

Sometimes, a chicken's ear color gives their egg color away — with white-eared chickens producing white eggs and red-eared ones laying brown eggs. The pigment in brown eggshells is ...

Most of the brown eggs in the U.S. are produced by a type of chicken breed called Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock, while many of the white eggs are made by White Leghorn chickens, he says ...