Is it possible to change the colour of the eggyork through additives to the food?
2006-07-14 08:43:42 · 14 answers · asked by George W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
Liberate your chickens !!! -
set them free to roam and eat [lawn grass] herbs etc.,
Fence the area first and foremost and fox proff first before you let them go.
I feed my chickens scratch feed and cracked corn also kitchen scrapes which the fight over. Keep your drinkers algae free and change the water daily - add a couple of tablespoons of apple cyder vinegar to about 5 gallons of water. This helps to purify the chickens blood and boost's their energy [gives them a tonic] and their feathers show their vitality.
The eggs are orangey-yellow and delicious they taste so wonderful no comparison to the poor battery caged chickens who are just wee robots [so sad please let your chickens out] !!!!
Keep your poultry in a well ventilated house with shade form the sun and protection from the rain for very health pullets.
Don't forget to give them grit regularly and poultry spice twice per year to keep them right.
I just love to see the happy busy pullets running around the garden it is so peaceful.
They keep the weeds under control too and saves on back breaking work and harnfull expensive chemicals. You'll be able to do something else like watering those lovely organic vegetables you grow with the well composted manure.
2006-07-14 09:36:12 · answer #1 · answered by jean811823 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't Perdue make their chickens yellow by feeding them marigolds?
Maybe that would work for the egg yolks too. Isolate one or two and add some ground up marigolds to their feed and see if it makes a difference.
And it is yolk, not yoke.
A yoke is, among other things, a device used on draft animals like oxen.
2006-07-14 08:54:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artificial colour additives are not permitted in chicken feed. Yolk color depends on the diet of the hen. Feed containing yellow corn or alfalfa produces medium yellow yolks while feed containing wheat or barely produces lighter color yolks. Natural yellow-orange substances such as marigold petals may be added to light colored feeds to enhance the yolk color.
2006-07-14 08:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The yolks of the eggs of free range chickens are always yellower than than those of chickens kept in doors. Perhaps it is because they are fed natural chicken feed which may have corn in it
2006-07-14 08:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by chat_have 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use commercial feed, you get a colour chart to determine the colour of the yolk but its not recommended if you do free range or organic eggs.
Or you can add Carotene to the feed. It's the precursor to Vitamin A and its found in carrots and dark green leafy veg. Spinach and carrots are the best combination, avoid brassicas as they can taint the egg.
And it's "yolk".
'Yoke' is used by milkmaids to carry buckets.
2006-07-14 08:50:52 · answer #5 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is an egg york?
The yellow of an egg is called a yolk.
2006-07-14 09:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Feed Them marigolds. I heard thats what perdue uses to make their chicken yolks yellow
Have a good day.
2006-07-14 09:09:27 · answer #7 · answered by Alisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corn. No additives please..........
And if you are thinking of selling them... it's egg YOKE. Not being picky, just don't want you looking like a thick yokel.(!)
Yum - send some my way. I'll test them for you.
2006-07-14 08:47:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marigolds.
2006-07-14 08:47:38 · answer #9 · answered by julz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corn is good but not sufficient.
Other additive such as barley is also needed.
2006-07-14 08:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by jet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋