Ameraucana chickens are a breed of chicken that are known for their egg-laying ability and their colorful appearance. They are considered to be good layers, with the potential to lay around 200 ...

As you plan your chicken flock, you, like many others, might want to get chickens that lay different colored eggs. We’re all used to the white and brown eggs you can buy at the grocery store.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California, arguing the state's animal welfare law preempts federal law and ...

White leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, and breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown-shelled eggs. The shells are brown because a pigment called protoporphyrin is ...

“For chickens that lay brown eggs, a pigment protein called protoporphyrin is added as the eggshell is built, thus adding the brown coloration,” says James K. Yarborough, extension agent of ...

The Colonel, Ruby, Daisy and Jordan typically lay one brown egg a day. Paul Martinka More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the US were killed by the bird flu in the last four months of 2024.

“All our eggs are brown but every once in a great while a chicken will lay a very light brown,” he said, adding that the eggs are sold directly to consumers in New York’s Westchester County ...

Healthy or not, people hold strong preferences for what color their eggs should be. Some countries primarily eat brown eggs; for others, it’s white eggs. In the U.S., one study found that 30 ...