The color of eggs is simply indicative of the breed of hen it comes from. In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken.

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Araucanas lay light blue and green eggs and Marans lay deep brown- to maroon-shelled eggs. The American Poultry Association officially recognizes over 500 breeds and varieties of chickens, but it ...

All eggs start as white inside the hen, and if the breed carries the genes for shell pigmentation, color is added during the final stages of egg formation. This pigment is called protoporphyrin.

The color of eggs is simply indicative of the breed of hen it comes from. In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken.