Our lovely chickens have settled down nicely and sorted out their pecking order. They are laying an egg most days.
Their eggs have a very pale yolk. Dh says it is because they are not good at eating their greens. They do get offered cabbage and brocolli, but they are very fussy with their food. I have heard that is is because commercially farmed hens are given a colourant in their food to produce eggs with an attractive yolk. So which is it, and are we doing anything wrong to get pale yellow yolks?
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Eggs with a pale yolk
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Madsometimes · 09/09/2009 11:07
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