The Effects of Egg Color on Chickens

All eggs start off as white because they're formed by calcium, which is white. So apparently like blue, if you have a blue egg laying chicken, that will be the first color that is added. And tomorrow it's a brown egg that is set based on the breed of chicken that they are. The blue might talked about also changes the color of the egg. Sometimes you can get these eggs that look pink and it's like a dark brown egg with a really heavy bloom.

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