Super light yolks!

[Sorecrew4]

We have been getting super light yolks from our girls lately, like really light. I've read all over the internet that it is a feed issue. I am using a 16% layer pellet. They also get kitchen scraps. Anyone have advice or experience this issue?

 

[Yardmom]

Do you mean light in color? Do your hens have go outside? Do your hens get any grass or other greens? Free range hens get much darker yellow yolks than birds that are contained.

 

[Sorecrew4]

Do you mean light in color? Do your hens have go outside? Do your hens get any grass or other greens? Free range hens get much darker yellow yolks than birds that are contained.

Yes, light in color and not as thick and rich. They aren't free range because I spend so much time on my garden and they are garden assassins. We do give them grass clippings once a week when we mow. Does that count?‍

 

[Kiki]

I'd stop feeding them kitchen scraps.

 

[Kiki]

Yes, light in color and not as thick and rich. They aren't free range because I spend so much time on my garden and they are garden assassins. We do give them grass clippings once a week when we mow. Does that count?‍

Oh....no free ranging I see now.
This is probably not helping the vor of the yolk.

 

[Kiki]

Yes, light in color and not as thick and rich. They aren't free range because I spend so much time on my garden and they are garden assassins. We do give them grass clippings once a week when we mow. Does that count?‍

Be careful with the grass clippings... Please make sure you're offering them grit.

 

[Chicken Cryptid]

Kitchen scraps are fine as a treat every now and again, but they should be limited. Corn and greens will help with a darker yolk color!

 

[Sorecrew4]

I'd stop feeding them kitchen scraps.

Interesting! What's the logic behind that? Not eating enough pellets?

 

[Sorecrew4]

Kitchen scraps are fine as a treat every now and again, but they should be limited. Corn and greens will help with a darker yolk color!

Really?? That's interesting! I thought scraps were fine, especially because we eat no processed foods so it is fruits and veggies. Is it because they aren't eating enough pellets with filling up on the craps?

 

[rosemarythyme]

White corn can lead to lighter yolks, so if that's something you've been feeding them (or if it's a component in their feed), that's part of it.

Dark, leafy veggies leads to darker yolks. So if you're going to feed kitchen scraps, focus on providing those.