You might also have instinctively reached for brown eggs thinking they are healthier than the white ones. But when it comes to their nutritional value, it doesn’t actually matter what color an egg is: ...

Nature has its own way of coloring eggs, and it doesn’t require boiling water, food coloring or paintbrushes. Let’s ...

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 deposited ...

the breed of the hen determines whether an egg will be white, brown or even blue or green. Healthline states that ...

If a hen inherits a blue gene and a brown gene, she lays green eggs. Perhaps Dr. Seuss was on to something with his green ...

lay white eggs, while red-feathered hens with red earlobes, like Rhode Island Reds, lay brown eggs. Contrary to popular belief, shell color doesn’t impact an egg’s nutritional value or taste.

While it’s a common misconception to believe that brown eggs are somehow more “natural” than white, eggshells are determined ...

"The brown ones [Rhode Island Reds] you walk up and sit down and wait for a cuddle; they are ridiculously friendly," she says. At their peak laying capacity, Cathy's chickens lay about one egg ...

Dual-purpose chickens are bred to both lay eggs and plump up to be eaten.CreditCredit ... was different from the Zambro. That breed had brown feathers, which made it look just like a local ...

The forum comes in the wake of the Township Council approving an ordinance – at the behest of Potosnak – that allows for the raising of chickens in residential zones. Prior to the new ordinance, ...

Why do we associate eggs with Easter? In ancient times, eggs were a sign of new life and rebirth. Christians eventually came ...