As we enter summer and more people are looking at raising backyard chickens, they may be curious why chicken eggs can be different colors. Most eggs are white or brown, but they also come in other ...

Genetics is the simple answer. Some chickens lay white shell eggs and some lay brown shell eggs, similar to the way hair color varies in people. Shell color is not associated with the internal ...

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Consumers frustrated with high egg prices may either decide to give up their favorite breakfast food, cut out the baking or take the plunge into raising their own laying hens. But experts on raising ...

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Raising chickens a family affair in Bethlehem Township. Colored eggs are based on genetics. Haines children are members of 4-H. BETHLEHEM TWP. − Who needs the Easter Bunny when you can raise chickens ...

There is a lot of information to be found on egg carton labels, but what about the color of the eggs inside? To help you shell out your money wisely, we asked four poultry experts why some eggs are ...

On Aug. 11, 2016, around 100 people met with leaders of a Michigan-based company that wanted to build a massive egg production farm in the Mercersburg area. Exactly six years later, Herbruck’s Poultry ...

Have you ever wondered why chicken eggs can be different colors? While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like cream, pink, blue and green. In addition — and this is no “yolk” — ...