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1 How can white chickens lay brown eggs?

2 Chicken Eggs The only determinant of egg color is the breed of the chicken. Hens with white ear lobes lay white eggs and hens with red ear lobes lay brown eggs. The brown color on the chicken eggs comes from the hemoglobin in the blood. COLORFUL EGGS

3 Breeds Of Chickens Araucana Ameraucana
The Ameraucana and Araucana can lay eggs colored in shades of green or blue, depending on the breed and it’s ancestry.

4 Interesting facts A chicken will lay bigger and stronger eggs if you change the lighting in such a way as to make them think a day is 28 hours long The greatest number of yolks in one chicken egg is nine. Chickens that lay brown eggs eat more but eggs from brown shells taste exactly like eggs from white shells. Sometimes the difference in egg flavor depending on what the chickens eat

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