Some chicken owners report that their pink eggs will turn brown when they wash them with water but return to pink as they dry ...

Anconas can be identified by their speckled appearance, and Polish chicken breeds have distinctive crests. Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rocks, and Orpingtons are brown egg-laying chicken breeds.

AgriLife Extension experts explain how genetics and other factors can affect an egg's color, shape and shading.

I have since always wondered how much people knew about birds in general and about chickens in particular beyond eating their meat and eggs. There are over 100 breeds of chickens across the globe ...

Brown eggs simply have a pigment in the shell that white eggs don't have, he explains. Ultimately, the color of an egg tells you a little about the breed of chicken that laid it. Darker breeds ...

However, most stores, and local kirana kiosks, stock up on the commercial eggs that come in only brown or white. What determines the color of the shell, again, is the breed of the chicken.