Just wondering about eggs....?

Question

Chicken eggs. Some are white, some brown. Why? And if a chicken lays white eggs, do they ever lay brown ones, etc? Or do they always lay the same color?

Answer 1

Different breeds lay different color eggs.

Answer 2

Chickens basically have two types of eggs -- white and brown. Chickens are broken down into four groups: Mediterranean, European, Asian, and American. Only the Mediterranean is white -- and you can tell what color egg a bird will lay by looking at the ear lobe -- it is white in Mediterranean birds and red for all of the other three. (The other colors of the birds are irrelevant.) The white simply represents the absence of pigment production. These birds lost (or never had) this capability. It is important to note that there are no "real" differences between the two types of eggs -- however, if you look very closely at some of the "spots" in the egg white -- those from brown egg birds will be "pigmented" -- so you can tell the egg shell color even in the absence of the shell.

Answer 3

Well your own answer would be "Because they're different chickens moron!"

But if you checked Google you'd get a better answer:
Egg colors are determined by genetics. Brown chicken eggs is the original color, however, some hens were found to produce lighter eggs, and with time and breeding selection, white eggs became a reality. During the 50's white bread (bleached flour) and white eggs, and "white" became the symbol for and was accepted as the determination of "purity". It was not until the
late 70's, that brown eggs were re-introduced into the market [widespread]. As far as the quality of the egg, it does not seem to be any difference.

Answer 4

Some species of chickens lay brown eggs. Other than the color of the shell, there is no difference between two chicken who live under similar conditions (i.e., free-range or mass production cluckers). We buy the browns because they're the ones for sale here that are free-range. I want my chickens to roam at will!

Answer 5

It depends mainly on the breed. Chickens which lay white eggs do occasionally lay brown ones because of diet changes, and vice versa.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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