Random thoughts of the day...

As I was making my breakfast this afternoon (I was too busy this morning, of course), I became fascinated with the oval smoothness of the deep brown egg in my hand. Naturally I needed to explore colors of many eggs, so I began my search...

The shell's color comes from pigments in the outer layer of the shell, and, in various breeds of hens, may range in color from white to brown. The breed of hen determines the color of the shell. Breeds with white feathers and ear lobes lay white eggs (you DID know that hens have ear lobes, didn't you?), and breeds with red feathers and ear lobes lay brown eggs. The Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire, and Plymouth Rock are breeds of hens that lay brown eggs. Brown egg-layers tend to be larger than white egg-layers and they require more food, so brown eggs are usually more expensive than white eggs.

I will be writing more on this subject, and will probably bring some experiments and demonstrations into the workshop for my visitors to enjoy... perhaps in March??? You'll just have to check back....