COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Many individuals could also be curious why hen eggs will be completely different colours? Most eggs are white or brown, however in addition they are available in different colours resembling cream, pink, blue and inexperienced. As well as — and that is no “yolk” — some eggs are speckled.
Nature has offered chickens with various coloration patterns for his or her feathers, pores and skin patches and eggshells for numerous functions, together with camouflage to guard from predators and to indicate particular person id.
The colour of an egg is primarily decided by the hen’s genetics, stated Dr. Gregory Archer, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service poultry. . .