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Yes. Feather color does not effect the color of the egg shell, breed determines the color of the egg.
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Can Welsummer chickens lay white eggs?
Welsummer chickens lay dark brown eggs. If you have a bird that looks like a welsummer but lays white eggs its probably a brown leghorn.
What special feature do chickens that lay brown eggs have?
Chickens that lay different colored eggs such as brown, green, blue or pink are no different then white egg laying chickens. A chicken that lays different colored eggs will have different colored skin, but that's it.
What chicken lays a brown eggs what chickens lays white?
It depends, some just say they're in love when they lay brown eggs, but its mainly their emotions when they lay the eggs. I hope it helped
What age do brown chickens lay eggs?
Chickens, whether the chicken is brown, white, blue, red or, or... all start laying eggs when they are mature enough to do so. The average age for chickens to start laying eggs is 5-6 months of age. You will notice the wattle and comb begin to appear more red than pink as they become more developed and distinct. This is an indicator that the young hen is about ready to start laying. And brown chickens don't necessarily lay brown eggs. It's a common misconception. Brown Leghorns, for example, lay white eggs just as their white colored counterparts do. The color of egg the chicken will lay coincides with the color of the earlobe. A white earlobe = white eggs. Colored earlobe = brown or tinted eggs. Hope this helped!
What stains eggs brown?
Brown eggs are not " stained" brown, they are naturally that colour. Egg shell colours depend on the type and colour of the chicken that laid the egg. White chickens will produce white eggs and brown chickens will lay brown eggs. It's due to the amount of melanin, similar to the difference in human skin colours.
Why do some chickens lay brown or white eggs?
a regular chicken- all chickens lay brown egges! No, not all chickens lay brown eggs. There are lots of breeds which lay white or creamy-white shelled eggs, and a few which lay blue or olive-green shelled eggs (Araucanas, Ameraucanas & Crested Legbars). Among those which do lay brown eggs, there are variations from breeds which lay light brown eggs (sometimes called 'tinted'), through various shades of mid-brown, to a few breeds which lay very dark brown eggs: Marans, Welsummers & Penedesencas.
What is the link between a chickens eggs and its earlobes?
The color of the chickens earlobes is usually an indicator of what color egg they will lay. Red earlobes - Brown, Blue, or Green eggs Blue earlobes - Blue or Green eggs White Earlobes - White eggs
Do white chickens lay a brown egg periodacally?
The feather color of a chicken does not affect the color of the eggs she lays. It is the breed of the hen that determines the egg color. A chicken that lays white eggs does not drop a brown egg every now and then either, a white egg layer will always lay white eggs. I have several white Araucana hens who lay Lavender colored eggs and a Black Cochin hen who lays light brown eggs (not black eggs)
Why are free range eggs brown?
Free range eggs are not any particular color. It depends on the type of chicken that layed the egg. Our Gold Star Chickens lay beautiful brown eggs, while our White Rock Chickens lay brownish eggs. The White Rocks have a pale color when compared to the Gold Stars. For more information email us at: wilsonfamilyfarm.stuart@gmail.com
Farmville do white chickens lay mystery eggs?
NO they don't
What color chickens lay white eggs?
Any colour
Do Rhode Island reds lay white eggs?
No they lay brown eggs
