White Eggs WTF

[Venziir]

Was this really worthy of a thread? A five minute google search could've given you all the eggxcelent answers you'd need.

[Deleted]

Probably a conspiracy by white folks to keep the brown egg down.


Mods - This is a joke, don't get your panties in a twist, its a goddamn joke!

[Independent voter]

Does this mean that English people eat (potentially) dirtier eggs?

Not necessarily, you can still candle a brown egg, it's just not as easy.



Other colors of chicken eggs.

[breadisfunny]

i agree white eggs wtf where are the BROWN EGGS?!

[derpkitteh]

So breed or?

breeds, yes. a few of my game chickens laid green eggs. some lay blue even.

[Varanus]

While I know of the existence of brown eggs, I've only ever had white. Heck, my aunt has chickens. All brown, mind you. And they lay white eggs.

[Ealyssa]

In Germany we have both, often even mixed in one box.

We also have both in Switzerland, but never mixed. Its either a bix full of whites or full of brown, surprise at home if you don't check before buying.

[Tijuana]

It's actually the color of their ears that will show what color their eggs will be.

White chickens have white ears. /shrug

[Deleted]

So why are white eggs uncommon here?

[Rend Blackhand]

It was strange when I realised that there were white eggs too. I've only ever had brown ones.

[josykay]

Yeah, the rumor that white hens lay white ones and brown ones lay brown ones is a random result of breeding. You can however determine, which color the eggs have by looking at the hen's "ears".

[the game]

But what does make one breed of chicken lay a white egg and another brown? An old saying holds that white eggs come from white chickens and brown eggs from brown chickens, but I have a brown leghorn who would take umbrage with this claim. As mentioned at the top of this article, all chicken eggs are actually white, with brown eggs deriving their color from a coating of protoporphyrin, a pigment derived from blood and applied to the egg shell’s 7,500-plus pores within the final few hours before laying time. Thirteen or more genes control not only the presence of protoporphyrin, but also the amount applied, from the small amount for a light-tan Plymouth Rock egg to the maxed-out, cocoa-colored Maran’s egg. Time of year and hen age will also affect darkness of an egg, as heavy-laying seasons produce lighter eggs (there’s less protoporphyrin to paint on) and older hens just create less pigment.

So, what about green and blue eggs?

This is where I concede that my statement of all eggs being white was a bit overblown. Blue eggs are, in fact, blue through and through. It’s hought to be the result of a retrovirus that, somewhere along the line, inserted a gene called called oocyan. The eggs get their blue hue from the absorption of a bile pigment during interuterine formation. And green eggs are just blue eggs with a coating of protoporphyrin over top. But really, if it wasn’t for that retrovirus, you’d be looking at a white egg.

[Deleted]

So why are white eggs uncommon here?

Because we use a different breed of chicken, have you not listened to a single reply in this thread?

[Wildtree]

White eggs come from white chickens
Brown eggs come from brown chickens

Dem damn Latinos.. Build a wall........

[Ghâzh]

Dem damn Latinos.. Build a wall........

White chicken supremacy.
#chickengate

[Wildtree]

So why are white eggs uncommon here?

Are you seriously asking that question again, when people gave you the answer multiple times?

[Alvito]

You lay eggs? O_o

It makes a lot of sense if they do.

[Wildtree]

White chicken supremacy.
#chickengate

#browneggsmatter

[the game]

Are you seriously asking that question again, when people gave you the answer multiple times?

He's a little slow.

[Piglord]

White chickens have white ears. /shrug

Not all of them. Some whites can lay brown eggs. Even though what I said is an old wives' tale it is still more reliable than feather color.