White and brown eggs mainly differ in shell color due to hen breed. Nutritional value is similar unless enriched. Taste ...

It’s not usually a big deal, unless you accidentally crack a double yolk into your batter. To avoid that, always crack eggs ...

This edition of the Happy Homestead talks about raising your own laying hens from hatching all the way up to full grown hens ...

Polish chickens are easily identified by their distinctive crests. Brown egg-laying breeds: Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks, and Orpingtons lay brown eggs.

One of the most popular chickens to get is the ISA Brown. “They lay really good eggs, they lay a lot of eggs, and they’re easy to raise,” Moyle said.

White leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, and breeds like Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown-shelled eggs. The shells are brown because a pigment called protoporphyrin is ...