Why are brown eggs harder to crack?!

Question: Eggs vary in thickness depending on the kind of feed the chicken gets. The egg color itself comes from the color of the chicken; white eggs come from white feathered chicken, and brown eggs come from red/brown chicken. If the brown eggs are harder to crack, they probably get more calcium-based feed or calcium enriched feed as opposed to grain-based feed. While we're at it, the color of the yolk tells you the amount of nutrients in it; the brighter and darker the yolk, the more nutrients. So watch out for pale yellow egg yolks. Also, the egg white should be more clingy than watery; egg white loses its abilit to "hold" with age.

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Answers: Eggs vary in thickness depending on the kind of feed the chicken gets. The egg color itself comes from the color of the chicken; white eggs come from white feathered chicken, and brown eggs come from red/brown chicken. If the brown eggs are harder to crack, they probably get more calcium-based feed or calcium enriched feed as opposed to grain-based feed. While we're at it, the color of the yolk tells you the amount of nutrients in it; the brighter and darker the yolk, the more nutrients. So watch out for pale yellow egg yolks. Also, the egg white should be more clingy than watery; egg white loses its abilit to "hold" with age.

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Because they are cracky...Don't know where that came from

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Gosh you're just saying that to get a rise out of us. They are no different than white eggs to crack.

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the thickness of the egg shell is determined by the size of the egg....younger chickens lay smaller eggs...the color of the egg is determined by the color of the chicken...

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