Chicken Egg Color Table

Chicken Egg Color Table

Egg Color	Best Breed
White	Most Mediterranean breeds lay white eggs, but the most prolific of them all is White Leghorn. The white variety may be a bit flighty for small homesteads, but her sister bird (the Brown Leghorn) is easier to manage, a lot calmer to deal with and lays almost as many eggs.
Blue	The Cream Legbar is the best layer of blue eggs. She is a cross between the Leghorn, Cambar, Barred Rock and Araucana. She also happens to be an auto-sexing bird, which means you can sex the chicks at birth.
Chocolate Brown	Many people like the really dark (chocolate) eggs of the Black Copper Maran. Although those deep colored eggs are beautiful to look at, they do come at a price. Buying good quality stock is expensive.
Brown	Depending on the shade of brown you want, you have a huge selection of breeds. If you are looking for a mid-brown egg then the Rhode Island Red is perfect.
Green	The Isbar is your best chance to get green colored eggs. The depth of green coloration will depend on the quality and genetics of the bird. While some do lay a deep moss green others can lay anywhere from a light to khaki colored egg.
Plum	Croad Langshans are the only breed known to lay plum colored eggs on a relatively consistent basis (the quality of the color will depend upon the parentage).
Pink	Pink eggs can be a matter of perception as we already mentioned. To some folks the egg may appear to be a light tint to others it will appear as a light pink. Orpingtons are your best bet for consistently pink colored eggs.