It was common practice on every farm where chickens were present. Every farm had a henhouse and it was rare to see a farm ...

So, in short, different chicken breeds deposit different pigments on the shell as it forms, changing its exterior — and sometimes its interior — shell color. White leghorn chickens lay white-shelled ...

In commercial egg production, eggs with a white shell typically come from a Leghorn chicken. These are a good chicken for mass production because their diet consists of a cheaper feed, explains ...