Similar questions with chickens, eggs

I'm a Christian so for me this answer is easy. The Bible says in Genesis 1:24-25...

 

And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

 

...God created animals, not eggs :) 

Sources: The Bible

Araucana, Buff Orpington, Dark Brahma,
Golden Laced Wyandotte, Jersey Black Giant,
Plymouth Barred Rock, Rhode Island Red,
Salmon Faverolles, Turken, and White Leghorn

Araucana: Easter Egger
Weights: Rooster: 6 lbs. Hen: 5 1/2 lbs.

They are noted for their green egg color. They also have beards and small combs. I've been very surprised by the amount of eggs that they lay. I rate them almost with the Rhode Island Red. They rarely go broody and they are hardy to disease. They are a little on the shy side.

Buff Orpington

Weight: Rooster: 10 lbs. Hen: 8 lbs. Egg color: Brown

This breed is used for meat and eggs. They grow to be pretty large. The hens make good mothers and the breed is hardy. We really liked this breed, they were very gentle. Hens can lay up to 220 eggs a year.

Dark Brahma
Weight: Rooster: 8 1/2 lbs. Hen: 7 1/2lbs. Egg color: light brown

Beautiful black and silvery gray plumage.
A large quiet bird, excellent for exhibition.
A modest egg layer, can lay up to 100 eggs a year.

Golden Laced Wyandotte
Weight: Rooster: 8 1/2 lbs. Hen: 6 1/2 lbs. Egg color: brown

They have a rose comb, which makes them less susceptible to frostbite. Plumage is golden brown laced with greening black. They also make a good exhibition bird. Modest egg layers about 140 eggs a year. Our rooster hawk is one of these. He was our favorite from the beginning.

Black Jersey Giant
Weight: Rooster: 11 lbs. Hen: 8 lbs. Egg color: brown

Black with a green sheen. Good show bird. A large bird used for both meat and eggs. Lay up to 140 eggs a year. Can take the cold very well.

Plymouth Barred Rock
Weights: Rooster: 9 1/2 lbs. Hen: 7 1/2 lbs. Egg color: lt. Brown

The Plymouth Rocks are used for meat and eggs. They can lay up tp 240 eggs a year. They are docile and are good mothers. This is the breed that my daughter won first place at the fair.

Rhode Island Red
Weights: Roosters: 8 1/2 lbs. Hens: 6 1/2 lbs.Egg color: Dk. Brown.

Reds are used for meat and eggs, but more for their eggs. They are hardy and can put up with poor diets and housing better than other breeds. I've been very impressed with their egg quality and quantity. Almost an egg a day. They can be a little aggressive to other birds.

Salmon Faverolle
Egg color: tinted

They have beards and muffs. They also have five toes. They are used for show, but also are good layers and excellent for meat. They are good mothers. They lay up to 160 eggs a year. This breed tends to be shy around other breeds. They tend to be the underdogs of the flock.

Turken
Weight: Rooster: 6 1/2 lbs Hen: 5 1/2 lbs. Egg color: brown

They stand the cold very well, even though they have less feathers. Used for both meat and eggs. The hen is a good setter.

White leghorn
Weights: Rooster: 6 lbs Hen: 4 1/2 lbs.Egg color: White

A very active chicken that can fly for some distances. This chicken is used for their eggs. They rarely go broody. In the morning they fill the coop with their songs. They lay at least an egg a day.

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The only real difference between a Green egg and a White egg is the green egg is laid by an Aracona chicken and a white egg is laid by a Leghorn chicken.

 

The main factor in egg quality is based on the age of the egg after it is laid.

 

Most people in the U.S. are familiar with white eggs they buy from the store. The problem with these mass produced eggs is they have little flavor due to the type of feed the commercial chicken growers feed the chickens. Also, the eggs go into the distribution system and by the time they are purchased the eggs are old and have lost flavor.

 

Eggs produced by your chickens have more flavor because you are feeding them a feed that produces more flavorful eggs. Also, if your chicken are allowed to do some free ranging around the yard or pen area the feed on seeds and small bugs that flavor the meat and eggs.

 

If your friends eat fresh white eggs that are produced like your eggs, they will find they taste much the same as your green eggs.  

 

The main reason people say that colored eggs are not good is because they are not used to the stronger flavor. This stronger is often referred to, by some, as a "Gammy" taste or flavor.

 

After they eat your eggs for a short time they will not want to go back to eating the store bought white eggs.

 

The main reason for commercially produced being white is because the Leghorn chickens are smaller and eat less feed. This makes egg production less costly. This is why you will see a substantial price difference between white eggs and brown eggs sold in the store.  

 

My wife and I keep 50-60 Rhode Island Reds for the brown eggs. The great part is when the hens stop producing eggs, we have some great eating.

 

There is little you can do to convince your friends. Here is a Google listing of sites that address the difference between colored and white eggs.

 

 http://www.google.com/search?q=Difference+between+colored+and+white+eggs%3F&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8