Did you know that different breeds of chicken lay eggs in a variety of colors, from blue and green to brown and even red?
Each chicken’s unique DNA influences the color of their eggshell. Let’s explore 12 different chicken breeds with some of the most brilliantly colored eggs.
- Brahma: These majestic birds lay large cream-colored or brown-colored eggs.
- Light Sussex: Mild-mannered and easy to care for, these chickens lay pale pinkish eggs.
- Ameraucana: A hybrid breed that produces around 200 blue eggs per year.
- Isbar: The only purebred chicken that naturally produces green-colored eggs, and can lay up to 250 per year.
- Maran: This French breed lays deep brown-colored eggs that are considered to be some of the most delicious eggs in the world.
- Olive Eggers: Crossbred between Araucanas and Marans, these chickens lay dark green to brownish-green eggs.
- Ayam Cemani: Surprisingly, these black-feathered chickens lay cream-colored eggs.
- Easter Eggers: Due to their mixed genetic backgrounds, these chickens lay eggs in a range of colors from blue to green.
- Dongxiang: This Chinese breed produces bright blue or even pink eggs.
- Yokohama: These German birds are bred for their decorative feathers and lay around 100 milky pink eggs every year.
- Arkansas Blue: Bred from White Leghorns and Araucana chickens, this beautiful bird lays eggs that are blue inside and out!
- Araucana: These chickens from Chile are believed to be the first breed to lay blue eggs. Any other chicken that lays a blue egg has some Araucana DNA somewhere in its ancestry.
Watch the video below for a closer look at each type of chicken and their beautiful eggs!