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You are here: Home / Science / Why are some chicken eggs brown and other chicken eggs are white?

Why are some chicken eggs brown and other chicken eggs are white?

May 19, 2020 by Karen Hill

Brown eggs are laid by rust-red chickens, most notably the Rhode Island red.

White eggs are laid by white chickens, notably the white leghorn, which makes up about 90 percent of the U.S. egg-laying population.

What’s the difference between brown and white chicken eggs? You tell us.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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