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I’ve heard that egg color is determined by what they eat and where they live,

A couple of books say that “cage free” means they have 14 feet to walk around on but that can be inside huge barns with thousands of birds eating birdseed tossed on the floor. I NEVER buy eggs from those poor little birds. Yolks are pale.

PASTURE RAISED birds can live in a small house that gets moved around a certain number of acres. They may or may not have some grain inside but birds seem to prefer eating food from yummy protein sources like bugs and worms. On a long-ago thread here someone said he even saw his birds eating frogs and lizards. Eggs are a bit more expensive depending on where you get them. Trader Joe in my neighborhood sells their house brand Pasture-Raised for 5.99 and $6.99.

Natural Grocer charges a little more, and Safeway a little more than that. Last carton I bought was Wilcox Family Farms Pasture Raised. They are in WA state, not all that far from me. My friend knows the Wilcox family, says they are very contientious about their birds. When it snows, birds stay inside and they are not labeled Pasture Raised.

Every brand I’ve mentioned has BROWN EGGS

[ANKE69]

> "I’ve heard that egg color is determined by what they eat and where they live,
A couple of books say that “cage free” means they have 14 feet to walk around on but that can be inside huge barns with thousands of birds eating birdseed tossed on the floor.<

Very true!
"Cage free” and "Free Range" acually means diddly squat.

The egg shell color is determined by the breed of the chicken. What's inside the egg, can show how the egg laying girls eat, live, and how tasty the egg will be.

I spoil my chickens with a big comfy hen-shack, delicious non-medicated food and 2 acres of free roaming space with plenty of protein.
(I add natural antibiotics from herbs)
In return, my girl give me the most delicious eggs. 😊

Around 3 years ago I had a huge overflow of eggs and I put a "Farm Fresh Eggs---sold here" sign by the road. I couldn't sell them fast enough.

[USS Alaska]

I’ve heard that egg color is determined by what they eat and where they live

It's the breed of the chicken, I started keeping chickens at age 10, had both Rhode Island Reds and Leghorns kept on separate sides of the coop and the yard. The reds were better egg producers and had better meat so I did away with the leghorns.

I'm not sure about the taste, we were always happy to have food, so I never remember judging a taste preference.