Is yolk supposed to be this orange?

[Cluck17]

Hello! This was my RIR first egg. When I cracked it open for breakfast the yolk was like this. I tasted fine. Is supposed to be like this?

 

[DobieLover]

Sure! There are a lot of plants, etc. that contribute to the dark color of yolks. Free ranged chickens with lots of greens to eat generally have darker yolks. There are specific plants and spices you can offer a chicken to make their yolks darker.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Can be! Looks great to me! What are you feeding them?

 

[lilmillefleur]

Orange yolks are actually better! It often means they free range more and they have healthier eggs!

 

[Wezdin]

I know that marigold flowers can make yolks dark, so maybe they raided your flowerbeds

 

[Cluck17]

Ok thanks! They are free range and I am feeding them the Purina omega 3 layer feed.

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

Store bought egg yolks are often very yellow and quite tasteless whereas my free ranging hens eggs are bright orange like that and have a stronger taste. It depends on what they are eating! But there is nothing technically wrong with a yolk if it is anything between dark orange and pale yellow and a round plump shape.

 

[sourland]

That's the yolk color of an egg laid by a healthy free ranged bird - unlike the store bought pallid yolks of commercial hens.

 

[L1sa]

Totally normal. A lot of people can be shocked when they have they're own chickens as the colour of their yolks are very often darker than the mass produced supermarket eggs. Those poor chickens live a cruel and unhappy life, with a very limited diet which keeps their yolks pale. As soon as hens have access to the outside and a varied food source, their yolks soon darken up!

 

[dalasgalas]

All mine lay eggs that have yolks just like that. They are dedicated free range hens.