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**scoundtrack** · 12-10-2008, 11:34 AM

JoDuncan, the pigments in the food also affects the color of the shield, like green, light brown, white and others. So, we do have colored shields in América
It's more about what they eat than the race of the poultry, not the color of them.

No, that's not true, egg shell color definitely varies by breed. Some types of chickens, such as most Leghorns that I know of, lay white eggs, some types of chickens, such as Rhode Island Reds, lay brown eggs. Araucanas lay what are sometimes called "Easter Eggs," because of the shades of blue and green. Put the different types together, feed them the same thing, and they'll still lay different colored eggs.

-Charles

12-10-2008, 11:34 AM	#19
scoundtrack Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 469 Senior Member	JoDuncan, the pigments in the food also affects the color of the shield, like green, light brown, white and others. So, we do have colored shields in América It's more about what they eat than the race of the poultry, not the color of them. No, that's not true, egg shell color definitely varies by breed. Some types of chickens, such as most Leghorns that I know of, lay white eggs, some types of chickens, such as Rhode Island Reds, lay brown eggs. Araucanas lay what are sometimes called "Easter Eggs," because of the shades of blue and green. Put the different types together, feed them the same thing, and they'll still lay different colored eggs. -Charles
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