How Eggs Get Their Colors

If you’re deciding on new chickens and what new breeds to add to your flock, egg color is probably one of your top considerations Long gone are the days of plain white eggs

How did colored eggs come about?

Eggs from the very first chickens of the wild started out as tan, or light brown Wild jungle fowl were domesticated around 2000 BC All our domesticated breeds stem from these wild fowl

All eggs start out INSIDE the hen as white Through simple genetic tweaks, eggs now can come in white, tan, dark brown, speckled, blue, green, olive, and every color in

VIDEO: All About Eggs

Egg Color and Quality: What Every Backyard Chicken Keeper Should Know

If you raise a backyard flock, you already know there is nothing quite like the eggs your “girls” provide for your family They taste wonderful, and there is something deeply satisfying about walking out to the coop each morning to gather your own breakfast It is honestly one of the most rewarding parts of chicken keeping Once you start paying attention to egg color and quality, you realize how much variety a single flock can produce, from creamy white to deep chocolate brown, and even blue or olive green If you keep different breeds, your egg basket can look