What can I feed to get brighter, richer yolks?

[TheOddOneOut]

I’m just wondering.
Because as great as our lovely, colorful eggs are, I want them to blow people away. They have colorful shells, but the yolks are quite subtle. Just a plain yellow. People love ’em. Birds love ’em.

But when our pet hens stopped laying for the winter, we bought some expensive free-range eggs, and WOW. Such dark orange yolks! Such thick shells! And I know that the hens who laid them can’t possibly have as good lives as my girls, so I’m wondering what I can feed them to make their eggs look and taste the part as well.
They get cracked corn as a treat in moderate amounts. They are fed layer crumbles.
What else can I feed? Beets? Turmeric?
Lol, I know this is really just vanity. But I want bright yolks! Haha.

 

[MGG]

I've heard Marigold can darken yolks.
I feed Purina Layena and their egg yolks are dark, their shells are strong, and I've had no wonky egg issues. They've been doing really well on it.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I've heard Marigold can darken yolks.
I feed Purina Layena and their egg yolks are dark, their shells are strong, and I've had no wonky egg issues. They've been doing really well on it.

Good idea.
I’ll do some research on Purina, too. I’m not sure of our current feed brand.

 

[LaFleche]

Marigolds, carrots, beets, corn.

 

[ChickenLeg]

The more mine free ranged bugs the darker my yolks were!

 

[Chookwagn]

Any dark green leafy veges will do it

 

[21hens-incharge]

I feed Purina Layena. I get decent quality eggs and healthy long lived birds.

That said I get the darkest yolks when my birds are running around eating bugs and fresh young plants in spring.

 

[ChickenLeg]

Ive never tried meal worms or dark soldier fly larva but maybe someone will chime in! they might help too??

 

[3KillerBs]

Foraging for leafy green stuff is supposed to make the yolks more intense.

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Did your yolks improve darkness?
@TheOddOneOut