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[drcara]

While sat in a hospital waiting room yesterday, I read this curious article about a greek man who feeds his chickens red peppers to get green shelled eggs.

 

Has anyone else ever heard of this? My grandmother seems to believe it's true also!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Eh ? Sounds a bit odd to me . Easier just to get a Columbine .

[Lewis]

I've never heard of this, and doubt it will be true (unless they are a green egg laying breed).

 

I'm sure shell colour is controlled by a gene. It would be like feeding a baby who was born with black hair, oranges to try and make it ginger

[puddleduck]

why would red peppers make green shells? there is no green in red!

[Budgies]

I have heard of the food a chicken eats dictating yolk colour, but never the colour of the eggshell.

[Egluntyne]

Green and blue shells are dictated by a gene that has summat to do with bile metabolism.

 

You could always try it at home though.

[Lewis]

Green and blue shells are dictated by a gene that has summat to do with bile metabolism.

 

You could always try it at home though.

As long as you buy the peppers with the intention of feeding them to the chickens, and not some you already have

 

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