The egg’s color stems from the absence of pigments during formation in the hen’s oviduct. Chickens like the Rhode Island Red and Plymouth Rock are famed for their brown eggs. The depth of ...

Have you ever noticed that chicken eggs come in more than just white or brown? Some are blue, green, cream, pink, and even ...

Recent egg shortages and the high price of eggs have some people wondering if the cost of raising backyard chickens might be ...

"The brown ones [Rhode Island Reds] you walk up and sit down and wait for a cuddle; they are ridiculously friendly," she says. At their peak laying capacity, Cathy's chickens lay about one egg ...

While most eggs are white or brown, they also come in colors like ... White leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, and breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown-shelled eggs.