• teft@lemmy.world
    20·
    30 days ago

    This is from a difference in food. If you don’t give your chickens grass and other natural foods and just give them grain their yolks will be pale yellow instead of the deep orange color.

      • teft@lemmy.world
        6·
        29 days ago

        It’s a variety of things really, but the biggest one is diet. There are a bunch of chicken feeds that include a source high in carotenoids in order to change the color of the yolk.

  • Orbituary@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    30 days ago

    I miss having chickens and ducks. Not only is the color different, the flavor is richer, and the yolk consistency is thicker and more sticky. The egg shells aren’t paper thin and don’t shatter into the bowl…

    I like city life, but miss being able to have fresh eggs from my own animals.

    • OhmsLawn@lemmy.world
      1·
      29 days ago

      I don’t know where you live, and haven’t taken advantage of it, but farmers markets sometimes have eggs that are likely closer to what you’re missing.

        • OhmsLawn@lemmy.world
          1·
          29 days ago

          I’ll have to check the eggs next time. Pasture raised eggs can be pretty damn expensive in the supermarket. I don’t think our farmers market could possibly be double that, but you never know.

          I usually only buy fruit, veg, and sometimes cheese and beef. It’s more expensive, but not 5X or even 2X, though it might be close.

          • Orbituary@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            29 days ago

            It’s absurdly priced, if you ask me. Farm to table is intended to skip the middle man, i.e. supermarkets and shipping… it used to be that you get higher quality and support farms directly at a similar if not lower price. Now, farmers’ markets cater to Pumpkin Spice drinking, puffy-vested people who put up potpourri wreaths for every season. Eggs, fruit, veg, and meats are sold alongside housing window replacements and insurance renewals.

            In other words, farmers’ markets in big metros have become co-opted by business. :(

  • QuizzaciousOtter@lemm.ee
    2·
    29 days ago

    In my experience the yolk color can vary a lot both in store and farm eggs. However, I think there’s often a difference in the white’s consistency. The store bought are usually more runny.