My friend has chickens (hens) and I was surprised when the chicken is able to produce colorful eggs...?

Question

They lay colorful pastel eggs, like sky blue, peach, turquoise, and else... Is there any coloring agents or sumthing involved??

Answer 1

Last I heard the easter bunny and the chickens were boycotting the egg coloring company's for their excessive use of vinegar...

something about the smell..

Answer 2

i forget the name but i think that there is a breed that does this.  ask your friend what kind they are.

Answer 3

No, it's normal for the breed. Breeds that lay brown eggs will sometimes lay lighter, peach-colored eggs, and breeds like Araucanas and Americanas lay greenish-colored eggs that range in hue from olive green to turquoise to sky blue. I used to have some of those, and all my friends were shocked! A lot of them thought I'd snuck those eggs in beforehand as a joke. XD

Answer 4

Yeah that's normal for certain breeds to lay colored eggs. I have Call ducks and they lay bluish, peachy and greenish colored eggs. I think its because of the natural diet they are on and what they eat.

Answer 5

There are no chemicals involved. It's the breed. I have Ameracaunas and they lay anywhere from a light blue to an olivey green and every shade in between.

Answer 6

That chicken is cool.