answersLogoWhite

0

The color of the hens egg shell is not determined by the feed. The breed of the chicken is the determining factor of the egg shell color she will lay.

You can influence the color of the yolk inside the egg somewhat by a diet high in beta carotene.

Araucana chickens produce the blue egg because they extrude a bile high up in the oviduct as the shell is forming. Other breeds like Rhode Island Red hen eggs have the color introduced to a white shell further down in the oviduct. A fresh brown egg can have the brown color removed with some light scrubbing soon after laying, you cannot scrub off the blue of an Araucana egg as it goes all the way through to the inside of the shell. Look at the inside of any brown egg...It is white. If you look at the inside of a blue/green egg, it is the same inside as outside.

User Avatar

Wiki User

15y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Zoology

Why dont chickens lay as much eggs in wet weather?

Chickens may lay fewer eggs in wet weather due to the stress it can put on their bodies. Wet conditions can make chickens uncomfortable, leading to decreased egg production. Additionally, moisture can affect the quality of the eggs laid, making the chickens less inclined to lay as many.


Do all chickens need to mate to produce eggs?

No, they do not have to breed to lay eggs. If you don't get it, think of it this way: an egg is laid by a hen roughly every 25 hrs (it is a bit like a period, i suppose). The only difference breeding (mating) would make is whether the egg is fertilised (IE. If it would become a chick)


How do chickens help us?

Chickens provide us with eggs and meat as a source of food. They also help control pests in gardens and provide natural fertilizer through their droppings. Additionally, chickens are often kept as pets for companionship and for their calming effect.


Why is duck poop blue?

Some breeds of chicken can lay blue eggs - they are the Araucana and Ameraucana. Both lay blue eggs - and purebreds are very rare - especially the Araucana. However, EasterEggers (a mutt chicken, with a blue egg-laying ancestor) can lay blue or green eggs, but do not meet the standards for Araucanas or Ameraucanas.


What hormones does chicken farms give there chickens?

Growth hormones to make them bigger. I advice you to start buying natural or organic because the hormones can affect you. - not Derdeath's work Also they have hormones to make chickens lay eggs faster and hormones to make them want to have sex to reproduce -Derdeath

Related Questions

Do they make eggs in equatorial guinea?

Chickens make eggs and there are lots of chickens in Equatorial Guinea. However, the bulk eggs for sale at the corner stores and at the grocery are probably imported.


How do they make eggs?

um........................the chickens lay them


Why eggs are fertilized?

To make more chickens.


How do you make eggs in farmerama?

In Farmerama, you can make eggs by placing chickens in your farm. Once you have the chickens, they will produce eggs over time. Additionally, you can use the eggs in various recipes or for crafting items, enhancing your farming experience. Make sure to feed your chickens regularly to maximize their egg production!


How does Iowa make eggs?

Iowa is a state; they don't make eggs. Chickens lay eggs, it is biological not mechanical.


How do penguins make there eggs?

The same way chickens do.


How do you make eggs on alchemy classic?

Chickens and Grain


How do you make yok?

you will either have to go buy some chickens to make eggs or go buy some eggs and crack it open because in side the eggs are yoke so you cant really make the your self chickens need to make them


Why dont chickens lay as much eggs in wet weather?

Chickens may lay fewer eggs in wet weather due to the stress it can put on their bodies. Wet conditions can make chickens uncomfortable, leading to decreased egg production. Additionally, moisture can affect the quality of the eggs laid, making the chickens less inclined to lay as many.


Can you make chickens in minecraft?

Well,you can't really MAKE chickens,but if you break eggs on a wall or floor by holding it and right clicking, then sometimes a baby chicken pops out of it.


If a chicken and a half laid an egg and a half how many would it take to make a dozen?

It takes 12 eggs to make a dozen. If 1.5 chickens produce 1.5 eggs, then 1 chicken produces 1 egg, and it takes 12 chickens to produce 1 dozen eggs.


Do all chickens lay eggs?

Well, honey, not all chickens lay eggs. You see, only the female chickens, called hens, are the ones popping out those breakfast essentials. The roosters, on the other hand, are just there to strut their stuff and make a whole lot of noise. So, if you're looking for some fresh eggs, you better stick with the ladies of the coop.