ORANGE YOLK

[carlomas]

hi guys and nice to meet you my name is Carlo and i am italian. right now are more than 2 months that i live in LA . my problem is that i can't find in any supermarket eggs with a really golden yolk, almost orange? in italy they are quite common but here no. . i tried many different eggs, Trader Joes Organic eggs, Omega3 eggs only to be disappointed with the light yellow yolks. Am I out of luck?
can you suggest me some brand that make that kind of eggs ? i know that there are some dairy farmer that can give me that eggs but this can not be a daily solution.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

hi guys and nice to meet you my name is Carlo and i am italian. right now are more than 2 months that i live in LA . my problem is that i can't find in any supermarket eggs with a really golden yolk, almost orange? in italy they are quite common but here no. . i tried many different eggs, Trader Joes Organic eggs, Omega3 eggs only to be disappointed with the light yellow yolks. Am I out of luck?
can you suggest me some brand that make that kind of eggs ? i know that there are some dairy farmer that can give me that eggs but this can not be a daily solution.

Welcome!
The short answer is you are not going to find the eggs you are looking for in a supermarket here. Do you happen to have a farmer's market in your area? If you share your location there may be members here who can put you in touch with sources near you who would have flocks kept in such a way as to produce the eggs you want.

 

[bigt447]

Why do you want darker yokes.... All my research indicates that they are in no way of any different nutritional value...it just reflects what they have been eating. Many layer feed products contain extra from the marigold flower in order to get a orange colored yoke.

 

[aart]

Why do you want darker yokes.... All my research indicates that they are in no way of any different nutritional value...it just reflects what they have been eating. Many layer feed products contain extra from the marigold flower in order to get a orange colored yoke.

Because it's what he wants to see....something he misses from his country.

I have a friend who won't eat dark yellow yolked eggs.
She doesn't like how they look, she knows this is kinda of silly but still wants the pale grocery eggs.

Everyone's perception is different.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Because it's what he wants to see....something he misses from his country.

I have a friend who won't eat dark yellow yolked eggs.
She doesn't like how they look, she knows this is kinda of silly but still wants the pale grocery eggs.

Everyone's perception is different.

x2, lots of people covet the dark yolks (edited thanks to autocorrect, lol)

 

[donrae]

I agree your best bet is going to be finding a local backyard chicken raiser and getting eggs from them. Farmer's market, Craigslist, local feed stores...these are all places you can look to source eggs.

 

[PerfectPlumage]

Well, healthier, happier chickens usually have dark orange yolks, like my free range mutt hen Nimbus. Try farming a couple.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Well, healthier, happier chickens usually have dark orange yolks, like my free range mutt hen Nimbus. Try farming a couple.

Took color is a function of diet (specifically consumption of carotenoids), not happiness/health.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Took color is a function of diet (specifically consumption of carotenoids), not happiness/health.

yolk, not took

 

[PerfectPlumage]

Hm. Someone once told me the darker yolks are healthier chickens. My hen Nimbus mainly eats bugs, grass, and seeds she finds. Guess that sort of diet makes that color yolk?