Question about rich yolks...

[chicksgalore]

I have observed and heard others observe that a brown egg seems to have a darker yellow yolk than a white egg. I read on here the other day that the color is darker if the chicken eats a lot of greens. Are brown eggs truly darker or does it depend on the chicken and the diet?

 

[riderbecky]

Diet

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Absolutely diet.

 

[chicksgalore]

In that case, in the winter, when there's not a lot of green to be had, what do you feed for color--I saw someone fed corn?

Is the darker yolk more nutritious?

 

[fivebigreds]

My grandmother use to fuss at me for feeding the hens to much yellow corn but, i loved the way the yokes got rich, thick and yummy. As a kid i didn't concern myself with balanced nutrition for them .

 

[BearSwampChick]

Man, I need to go clean my glasses! I thought the title said "Question about rich FOLKS"