A local farmers market in Annandale, Virginia, sells natural chicken eggs. Different chickens lay eggs of different colors solely because of their genetic makeup. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images ...

Let’s shell out some information about the egg-straordinary world of egg colors. Chicken earlobes help predict egg color Egg color is mostly determined by genetics.

The color of the shell doesn’t change the nutrients, just how it appears. During their entire life, hens will not change ...

But while a darker egg yolk does not mean a chicken is eating a nutritious, organic or fresh diet, "it likely will correlate, since the foods with the pigment are also packed with other nutrients ...

The color of the shell doesn’t change the nutrients, just how it appears. During their entire life, hens will not change eggshell color, so what you see is what you get.

Ever wondered why shells on chicken eggs are different colors? Some really beautifully-colored eggs can be found at your farmers’ market. The shells range in colors from the usual white to ...

Egg shell color is a result of a genetic pigmentation carried by certain breeds. For example, Martha's beloved Araucana chickens carry a specific gene that enables them to lay beautiful blue and ...

The color of eggs is simply indicative of the breed of hen it comes from. In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken.

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 a ...