• teft@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s a variety of things really, but the biggest one is diet. There are a bunch of chicken feeds that include a source high in carotenoids in order to change the color of the yolk.

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        My father-in-law has chickens that lay a rainbow assortment of egg colors, and their yolks are all deep orange. You’re totally right—it’s diet! They are fed chimken feed, fruits, and other assorted safe-for-chicken treats. I love them.

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      Thats basically just the shell, I can give you a chicken and turkey egg and ya couldn’t tell a difference

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        Yep yep! My father-in-law has a ton of different chimkens cuz he wanted rainbow eggshells and they all have the same deep orange colored yolk.