Generally laid by white birds with white earlobes Common U.S. breed is White Leghorn chickens “For chickens that lay brown eggs, a pigment protein called protoporphyrin is added as the eggshell ...

Most of the brown eggs in the U.S. are produced by a type of chicken breed called Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock, while many of the white eggs are made by White Leghorn chickens, he says ...

Peruse the egg section of a grocery store or farmers market, and you'll notice cartons of eggs separated into white and brown, sometimes even green or blue eggs. But once they arrive scrambled on ...

Chickens raised solely for egg production. White Leghorn produces a white eggshell, is the most economical converter of feed into eggs [av. 3.5 lb. of feed/dozen eggs or 3.5:1], but is generally more ...

Local farms are seeing rising interest for their shelled must-haves as consumers, retailers and restaurants clamor for egg ...

The age-old debate between chicken and eggs goes beyond the famous philosophical question of which came first. Modern science has revealed fascinating insights about these protein powerhouses that ...

The company, which has four empty barns, could ramp up by mid-year. It averages 40,000 chickens plus brown egg layers. “We will be hatching our own chickens so we don’t have to be dependent on ...

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - As egg prices continued to soar, some residents in the Greater Cincinnati area were considering raising chickens as a cost-effective alternative. The Colerain ...

A woman who recently began keeping chickens was left in shock when she saw one of her hens had laid an egg almost twice the usual size. When she cracked it open, she was astounded to find a second ...