Smoken D Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Get our eggs from a friend and you never have any idea what color they might be. I think these came from the CHRISTMAS CHICKEN! And yes, they came in the colors you see, brown, green, and white. Wonder what that chicken ate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Green eggs come from arancuna chickens or a related breed from Chile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Mrs. Lose manages a big avocado and citrus ranch and the resident foreman and workers that live there have chickens and every week she brings home a dozen or so eggs and they look like those. The shells are much thinner, yolks much oranger and darker and they taste so much better than supermarket eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ramblin Gambler Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I always thought it was because of what they eat. My aunt has chickens who lay like that and she says it's more about the breed. She can tell which chicken laid the egg by the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 41 minutes ago, Ramblin Gambler said: I always thought it was because of what they eat. My aunt has chickens who lay like that and she says it's more about the breed. She can tell which chicken laid the egg by the color. That's my understanding also. We get farm eggs and raw milk from local farmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 When I was living in Lake Co. CA I happened to end up about two blocks from a friend from college and the SCA. When she was out of town I took care of her chickens. Got paid in eggs. The brown chickens laid green shelled eggs, the black and white chickens laid brown eggs. Yolks were a very rich yellow. Shells were nice and thick. Best eggs I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Yolk color and shell thickness come from diet. Shell color comes from their genes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Here I thought white eggs came from white chickens, and brown eggs came from brown chickens. Can't quite figure what chicken the green one came from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 We've had layers for about 20 years. If you have the room they are very easy. Never had any problems. We got some Cornish cross broilers to see how raising and processing them went. 80% of the work was plucking. Some people skin them but I bought a drum style rotary plucker for the next batch. We just butchered 20 and used heat shrink bags and put them in the freezer. It only takes about 8 weeks to get them to butchering size. We are raising another batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 We have about 20 layers, a mixture of: gold and silver laced wyandote, Rhode island red, black star, buff and white orpington, Easter egger, polish somethings, Cookoo marann Barred rock and speckled sussex. All hens but one (got the rooster by accident but he's a pretty good protector). We get eggs in the above colors and various sizes. Getting about 12 eggs a day right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin Gambler Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, Dutch Wheeler said: Here I thought white eggs came from white chickens, and brown eggs came from brown chickens. Can't quite figure what chicken the green one came from... Those come from the grey ones. If they hatch you get this. Don't ask google how this happens, cause there's pictures of that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 @Ramblin Gambler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleburne, SASS # 39597 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Dutch Wheeler said: Here I thought white eggs came from white chickens, and brown eggs came from brown chickens. Can't quite figure what chicken the green one came from... Sure we're not the only ones, but we'd tease our kids when they were young saying chocolate milk came from brown cows, white milk from white cows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 9 hours ago, Yul Lose said: Mrs. Lose manages a big avocado and citrus ranch and the resident foreman and workers that live there have chickens and every week she brings home a dozen or so eggs and they look like those. The shells are much thinner, yolks much oranger and darker and they taste so much better than supermarket eggs. The thin shells are due to a lack of calcium in their diet. A bag of oyster shells will fix the thin shells and it doubles as grit for their gizzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 10 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: The thin shells are due to a lack of calcium in their diet. A bag of oyster shells will fix the thin shells and it doubles as grit for their gizzard. Tell WALMART that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 From the internet: Quote In fresh eggs, the albumen (egg white) tends to stick to the inner shell membrane due to the less acidic environment of the egg. After the eggshell's protective coat slowly wears off, the egg becomes porous, absorbs more air, and releases some of its carbon dioxide. This makes the albumen more acidic, causing it to stick to the inner membrane less. The egg white also shrinks slightly, so the air space between the eggshell and the membrane grows larger. And according to Farmer's Almanac: Quote By law, an egg can be sold for up to 30 days after the date it was put in the carton. And farmers have up to 30 days to go from when the egg is laid to the carton. That means those supermarket eggs can be two months old by the time you buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Sedalia Dave said: The thin shells are due to a lack of calcium in their diet. A bag of oyster shells will fix the thin shells and it doubles as grit for their gizzard. I passed that information along. Hopefully my future henberries will be thick shelled. I went to crack one the other day and my thumb broke through the shell when I picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Cleburne, SASS # 39597 said: Sure we're not the only ones, but we'd tease our kids when they were young saying chocolate milk came from brown cows, white milk from white cows. Nope, you're not the only ones! We did the same thing with our kids too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 12 hours ago, Smoken D said: Get our eggs from a friend and you never have any idea what color they might be. I think these came from the CHRISTMAS CHICKEN! And yes, they came in the colors you see, brown, green, and white. Wonder what that chicken ate That will save a lot of time dyeing Easter eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Clark Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 13 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Green eggs come from arancuna chickens or a related breed from Chile. And they will also lay pink, light blue and orange tinted eggs, depending on cross breeding within the flock. I've tended and raised colored egg chickens going on about 50 years now! With all this useful knowledge, no wonder my mind is cluttered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Clark Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 o 8 hours ago, Chief Rick said: We have about 20 layers, a mixture of: gold and silver laced wyandote, Rhode island red, black star, buff and white orpington, Easter egger, polish somethings, Cookoo marann Barred rock and speckled sussex. All hens but one (got the rooster by accident but he's a pretty good protector). We get eggs in the above colors and various sizes. Getting about 12 eggs a day right now. OOHHH....... Cukoo Marann eggs are really cool. Now I know the reason we got along when we met................... Were both chicken farmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 10 hours ago, Cleburne, SASS # 39597 said: Sure we're not the only ones, but we'd tease our kids when they were young saying chocolate milk came from brown cows, white milk from white cows. Wait...you mean.....that's NOT true????? LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Dark chocolate milk from black cows? Strawberry milk from Herefords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 23 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: The thin shells are due to a lack of calcium in their diet. A bag of oyster shells will fix the thin shells and it doubles as grit for their gizzard. Wife has some layers, Gold Laced Wyandotes & Rhode Island Reds. They won't eat the oyster shell food. My wife saves the used , cracked eggs shells and crushes them up and ads to food and they really eat it. Absolutely love fresh eggs from our free range hens, just so much tastier than store bought eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: Wife has some layers, Gold Laced Wyandotes & Rhode Island Reds. They won't eat the oyster shell food. My wife saves the used , cracked eggs shells and crushes them up and ads to food and they really eat it. Absolutely love fresh eggs from our free range hens, just so much tastier than store bought eggs. Be sure to sterlize them before feeding them to your chickens. They can get a very nasty case of salmonella from eating their own raw shells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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