One of the most popular chickens to get is the ISA Brown. “They lay really good eggs, ... it’s still going to be four-and-a-half to six months before it starts laying eggs. ...

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.

“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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever wondered why some eggs at the grocery store are white and some are light brown, there’s a very simple reason: Generally, hens with white-colored feathers lay white eggs, and ...