What Determines The Color Of A Chicken Egg
Camila Farah
Many people say that the color of the feathers determined the color of a hen s egg shells.
The most common color of egg is brown. The breed of the hen will indicate what color eggs she will produce. Mediterranean chickens like the leghorn chicken lay white eggs. A study published in 2020 indicates that the color of the egg shell is genetically determined.
American and asian chickens like the new hampshire chicken lay eggs in shades of brown. According to michigan state university extension egg color is determined by the genetics of the hens. As well as the breed of the chicken. But it s the connection between the color of a chicken s earlobe and the color of the eggshells they produce that s fascinating.
For example leghorn chickens lay white eggs while orpington s lay brown eggs and ameraucana produce blue eggs.
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