chicken eggs

[littlenip24]

why are some chicken eggs white and some are brown, they are in the same chicken house and are fed the same food. so what make some white and some brown.

[running_coach]

Mainly due to different breeds.
No difference in nutritional value.

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20000523.html

[samclem]

Eggactly what you’re looking for:

It is a matter of genes. Some breeds of hen such as the Rhode Island Red lay brown eggs, while others, like the White Leghorn, lay white eggs.

From http://www.canadaegg.ca/english/educat/farm.html