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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

The color of the egg does vary by breed, and by individual hen. I can 
sometimes tell which hen laid which egg by the color. I have one that 
consistently lays dark brown eggs, and one little one who lays pinkish eggs. 
And a duck who lays green eggs, and a peahen who lays pretty blue eggs. The 
color goes all the through (but a little lighter on the inside), so it must 
be determined early in the egg formation.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bob ford" <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
To: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>; <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Local chicken - 1/4 pound egg


> No; I didn't know that, either.  I suppose the ethos of chickens would 
> therefore be centered upon pre-determination, rather than free will.  I'm 
> still curious to what sage said about what causes chicken eggs to color. 
> I assumed it was the breed of the chicken.  I guess I was 
> wrong......bobford
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> --- On Sat, 11/22/08, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Local chicken - 1/4 pound egg
> > To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 6:35 AM
> > On Nov 21, 2008, at 11:29 PM, bob ford wrote:
> >
> > > 'I'll be'.  Yours looks like it could
> > easily be 1/4 ib. also.  Your blog pic said that all eggs
> > start out white and change colors being delivered.  How does
> > that explain "blue" or "brown" eggs.
> > What causes the color?
> >
> > Egg talk is fun. Did you know that the nucleus of every egg
> > a hen will ever lay is within her when she emerges from the
> > shell?
>
>
>
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