Hens who are bred to be egg-laying hens lay an egg nearly every day, averaging out to about six eggs per week. This equates to up to 300 eggs per year. This applies to hens on factory farms , in ...

Sebastopol hens lay rainbow-colored eggs, courtesy of Mother Nature. A West County ‘Chicken Wrangler’ breeds exotic hens whose eggs are beautiful enough for any Easter basket.

Some people breed chickens to lay certain colored eggs. The most common colors are light blue, light green, olive, brown, red, copper, cream, pale pink, and speckled. Easter guide: Your guide to ...

Other breeds such as Araucana, Dongxiang and Lushi lay blue or blue-green eggs. ... studies have shown that eggs from pasture-raised hens can have more omega-3s and vitamins and less cholesterol.

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For example, Leghorn chickens lay white eggs, Orpington’s lay brown eggs and Ameraucana chickens lay blue eggs. And the “olive egger” breed lays … wait for it … olive-green eggs.

Some breeds, like Araucanas and Ameraucanas, are also known for laying blue eggs, says Yarborough. “People more recently have done a lot of artificial selection and are breeding birds that lay ...

Allowing consumers a peek at the farm, with the chance to see a 360-degree video of "the girls" (how Vital Farms affectionately refers to their hens), is just one of the ways the company is ...

For example, as hens that lay brown eggs age, they tend to lay larger and lighter-colored eggs. The hen’s environment, diet, and level of stress may also affect shell color to some extent ( 4 ).

Handsome Brook Farms, a network of small, organic farms that sells eggs from pasture-raised hens to supermarkets like Safeway and Sprouts, requires that farms have at least 108 square feet per ...