flavor affected by plants?

[caliclucker]

Will different types of plants change the taste of eggs?

 

[DancingHen]

I am not sure about most plants, but I know that if your hens eat onions or garlic that flavor can be transferred to the eggs. But eating greens in their diet helps egg yolks be richer colored with a lower level of cholesterol.

I think very strong flavored or spiced food of any type can potentially affect the flavor of the eggs.

 

[snowflake]

Garlic can flavor the eggs I gave my son some eggs one day and he called and said some thing is wrong with thees eggs they taste like garlic

 

[BellevueOmlet]

MOst greens just make for better eggs but it takes very strong flavors to come trhough in eggs. I tried feeding my chickens jalepenos, onion and tamotoes to see if I could make salsa eggs. No luck

 

[hannakat]

Mine turn their beaks up at onions and garlic. They eat just about everything else, including stink bugs, with no change in flavor.

 

[1shelby1]

...waiting to see if mint will be a flavor factor
I 've planted a few sprigs-but you know mint!Heard that rodents don't like it though...
Anybody have 'minty' eggs?

 

[tiffanyg2]

I am shocked no one considered chocolate, or maybe a little coffee? heehee

 

[Daphne16]

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I asked that a few weeks ago and was told mint does not change the eggs taste.

 

[caliclucker]

I was wondering because my girls have been eating a lot of mustard greens lately. Good to know.