Well, at least for those who want eggs regularly. #happyhuhn ON INSTAGRAMChicken eggs are known in many different sizes and colors, depending on the breed which has "produced" them. I wonder how to tell the eggs apart. These are one of the rarest and beautiful chicken breeds. I have fourteen laying hens and each lays a unique colored egg. White egg shells have no brown pigment over the surface or blue pigment within the shell. So where are these blue egg-laying magical creatures? At the height of the years where the chicken will be laying the egg, you would be lucky to get more than 5 eggs from your hen each week. A hybrid is made of a mix of breeds. But that doesn’t really answer the question, so we went on the hunt to learn more. The key is choosing the right hens. Like Easter Eggers, some types of mixed breed chickens may lay either blue or green eggs. Other factors, such as stress or a change in location, will also cause hens to lay lighter colored eggs. Marans' egg color can be a hard thing to understand. Why have white eggs when you can have blue ones? "The Ameraucana breed has a pigment that is able to permeate the whole egg shell and make blue-colored eggs that are colored on both the inside and outside of the shell." They have feathered feet and five toes which obviously makes them stand out. There are many different hybrid breeds and one of the most common is known as the Golden Comet. I've got 6 chickens - all different breeds. This, bred to an Aracauna, will result in a chicken that lays a deep olive egg. Lohmann Brown chickens are one of the best hybrid chickens for egg laying. Eggs: You should expect for a typical hybrid hen to lay around 280 eggs per year. Ameraucana chickens produce green and blue colored eggs that are reminiscent of an Easter Egg hunt, which is where they derive their unique nick-name. Most Easter Eggers do have dark colored legs but the occasional bird could have yellow legs. The Sumatra chicken comes if a few different color varieties but they all lay white eggs. Though you won’t find these eggs in most stores, these chickens will lay green or blue eggs. I've got a brown leghorn so she'll lay the white eggs. Genetics is the simple answer to why chickens lay different-colored eggs. They are not recommended around children. You can add some laying hens that lay colored eggs in your flock to have a variety in egg's color. While there seems to be an earlobe–egg correlation, scientists aren’t entirely sure why. Main Menu; Feeds; Feeders; Waterers; Medications & Health. She says they taste different. The breed of the hen will indicate what color eggs she will produce. I got her April 12th, about 18 weeks ago. Yes, you guessed it…LOTS of egg-straordinarily different colored eggs! A breed is a group of animals that have the same characteristic and predictably reproduce that characteristic when bred to together. Some eggs are pigmented and patterned in defense against brood parasitism, which is when one species lays its eggs in the nest of another species as a ploy to get host parents to raise its young. Monnett Farms chickens would produce white, brown and blue colored eggs. Egg production can vary greatly depending on the quality of the birds you own. I have a chicken and it lays brown eggs, but sometimes it turns paler. Quote According to Michigan State University Extension, egg color is determined by the genetics of the hens. In fact, Easter Eggers can lay other colors, too, including brown, pinkish, cream and so on. Egg color is at its darkest during the cooler months, and it fades when temperatures increase during the summer.

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