AgriLife Extension experts explain how genetics and other factors can affect an egg's color, shape and shading.

Here are some breeds that typically lay white or brown eggs: White egg-laying breeds: White eggs are typically laid by Leghorns, Anconas, and Polish chickens. Leghorns are among the most popular ...

For example, a Leghorn chicken will lay a white egg, whereas an Orpington will lay brown eggs. Over 1,600 chicken breeds are recognized worldwide, and hens can lay eggs in a variety of colors ...

White eggs come from chickens with white feathers and white earlobes (yes, chickens have earlobes). Brown eggs are laid by chickens with red feathers and red earlobes. That’s pretty much the ...

Brown eggs simply have a pigment in the shell that white eggs don't have, he explains. Ultimately, the color of an egg tells you a little about the breed of chicken that laid it. Darker breeds ...

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Now, besides the eggshell color, let’s take a look at how exactly are brown and white ones different. Chicken eggs come in different colors, including brown and white, and can be easily found at ...

However, most stores, and local kirana kiosks, stock up on the commercial eggs that come in only brown or white. What determines the color of the shell, again, is the breed of the chicken.

So the wife got these eggs that were supposed to be fertilized, chicken eggs that is. A friend has hens and roosters and apparently lives in a place where both are copacetic with the neighbors, or at ...

Not only that, how about renting them rather than making the full Farmer Brown commitment? It's kind of like sampling the chicken farmer's life - two hens for six months and here come the eggs ...