There are 3 different "egg color"
genes- and different breeds have different genes. The brown eggs come from
breeds that lay brown eggs, these are from Plymouth Rock hens and Silver Laced Wyandotte hens. The blue eggs
are from a breed that has the blue egg gene- these are Amerucanas, or also
known as "easter egg" chickens- they lay all sorts of colors, from
turquoise, to robin egg blue, to greenish, olive, and sometimes even pink!
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| Plymouth Rock Hens (Brown Eggs) |
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| Silver Laced Wyandotte Hen - Brown Eggs |
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| Amerucanas - Blue Eggs "The Easter Egg Chicken" |
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