Eggshell colour by Breed
(including pure breeds and hybrids)
The colour of eggshells is the result of pigments being deposited during egg formation within the oviduct. The type of pigment depends upon the breed and is genetically determined.
The following table indicates shell colour by breed, but bear in mind that this is a generalisation for there is a great deal of variation between flocks of the same breed. It is the particular strain of breed that is important.
Egg Shell Colour
| Breed of Hen | Egg Shell Colour |
|---|---|
| Ancona | Cream/White |
| Andalusian | White |
| Appenzeller | White |
| Araucana | Blue-green |
| Asil | White/Tinted |
| Augsburger | White |
| Australorp | Tinted/Brown |
| Barnevelder | Brown |
| Black Rock | Brown |
| Booted Bantam | Tinted |
| Bovans Nera | Brown |
| Brabanter | White |
| Brahma | Tinted/Brown |
| Brakel | White |
| Breda | Cream/White |
| Bresse | White |
| Calder Ranger | Mid brown |
| Campine | White |
| Cochin | Tinted/Brown |
| Cream Legbar | Blue-green/Olive |
| Creve Coeur | White |
| Croad Lansghan | Brown |
| Derbyshire Redcap | White/Tinted |
| Dominique | Brown |
| Dorking | White/Tinted |
| Dutch Bantam | Tinted |
| Faverolles | Tinted/Cream |
| Fayoumi | Tinted/Cream |
| Friesian | White |
| Frizzle | White/Tinted |
| German Langshan | Tinted/Brown |
| Hamburgh | White |
| Hebden Black | Mid to dark brown |
| Hisex Ranger | Brown |
| Houdan | White |
| Hy-Line Brown | Brown |
| Indian (Cornish) Game | Tinted/Brown |
| ISA Brown | Brown |
| Italiener | White |
| Ixworth | White/Tinted |
| Japanese Bantam | Cream/White |
| Jersey Giant | Tinted/Brown |
| Ko-Shamo Bantam | Tinted/Cream |
| Kraienkoppe | White |
| Lakenvelder | Tinted/White |
| Legbar | White/Cream |
| Leghorn | White |
| La Fleche | Tinted/White |
Egg Shell Colour
| Breed of Hen | Egg Shell Colour |
|---|---|
| Lohmann Brown & L. Tradition |
Brown |
| Malay | Tinted |
| Maran | Dark speckled |
| Marsh Daisy | Tinted |
| Minorca | White |
| Modern Game | Tinted |
| Modern Langshan | Brown |
| Nankin | Tinted |
| Nankin-Shamo | Tinted/Cream |
| New Hampshire Red | Tinted/Brown |
| Norfolk Grey | Tinted |
| North Holland Blue | Tinted/Brown |
| Old English Game | Tinted |
| Old English Pheasant Fowl | Tinted/White |
| Orloff | Tinted |
| Orpington | Brown/Tinted |
| Pekin | Cream/White |
| Plymouth Rock | Tinted |
| Poland | White |
| Rhinelander | White |
| Rhode Island Red | Tinted/Brown |
| Rhodebar | Brown |
| Rosecomb | White/Cream |
| Rumpless Araucana | Blue-green |
| Rumpless Game | Tinted |
| Scots Dumpy | White/Tinted |
| Scots Grey | White/Tinted |
| Sebright | Cream/White |
| Shamo | Tinted/White |
| Sicilian Buttercup | White |
| Silkie | White/Tinted |
| Spanish | White |
| Speckledy | Dark speckled |
| Sulmtaler | Cream/Tinted |
| Sultan | White |
| Sumatra | White |
| Sussex | Tinted |
| Tuzo | Tinted |
| Vorwerk | Cream/Tinted |
| Welbar | Brown |
| Welsummer | Dark speckled |
| White Star | White |
| Wyandotte | Tinted/Brown |
| Wybar | Tinted |
| Yamato-Gunkei | Tinted/Cream |
| Yokohama | Tinted/White |
| Transylvanian Naked Neck | Tinted/White |
Further Articles All About Eggs
- Araucana Egg Shell Colour & Genetics
- Build Your Own Artificial Lighting System for Winter Egg Production
- Changing Egg Yolk Colour with Feeding
- Double Yolk Eggs – What Causes Double Yolk Eggs?
- Egg Shell Colour Chart by Breed of Hen
- Egg Structure – The Structure of an Egg
- Eggs from Different Species
- Know Your Eggs? – Egg Descriptions Explained
- Marketing Your Surplus Eggs – How to Sell Your Eggs
- Nutritional Value of Eggs – Are Free Range Eggs Better for You?
- Pale Eggs – Egg Shell Colour
- Problems With Eggs – Yolks & Whites
- Saving Money – Economics of Home Produced Eggs
- Selling Your Surplus Eggs at Markets
- Selling Your Surplus Eggs from Home – Farm Gate Egg Sales
- Thin Eggshells – Causes & Cures
- What to do with Surplus Eggs? How to Store Eggs
