Imagine the thrill of checking your nesting boxes daily and discovering a vibrant variety of chicken eggs in various colors.

The only difference between brown and white eggs is the color of the shell, which depends on the breed of hen that lays them. Here's how to determine which is right for you.

Patti LuPone's chicken flock was attacked by a raccoon, the Broadway legend revealed in her 'New Yorker' interview. 'There was blood and feathers and guts all over the place when my husband heard me ...

Memories of my childhood at the farm on Beaver Valley Road began before my parents bought the farm. Floyd Jr., Mary and Bill were in school, so I went with Mom and Dad on the search for “farms ...

In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken. These are a good chicken for mass production because their diet consists of a cheaper feed, explains ...

Hilliker has nonetheless had to tighten its procedures with an eye toward protecting the nearly 30,000 leghorn chickens in its free-range barns. That means this family-run business, which delivers ...

For a spread in The Mercury News on Easter 1987, founder Ed Olivera Sr. embraced a White Leghorn chicken and said: "Easter is our busiest time, yes indeed. The chicken is a very, very efficient ...

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 ...

By the mid-1800s, Polish chicken arrived in the U.S. They were originally bred as egg producers. After Leghorn chickens became popular, Polish chickens were favored as show chickens. Their unusual ...