Show Dark Eggs Are Produced by Feed Used Some markets usually pay more for eggs with light-colored light yolks but some bakers demand the dark eggs They sometimes complain of light yolks especially in the fall or winter when hens are not on range By pr per management of the lay lay- laying laying laying ing Sock flock and the feed teed they receive you can alter the yolk color of ot eggs to meet the demand for either dark or light yolks advises a writer in inthe inthe Inthe the Rural New When hens are ranging in the spring and summer months the green grass which they pick up has hasa a tendency to darken the yolks y Yel Yel- Yellow Yellow Yellow low corn has the same effect only to a lesser extent You can darken the egg yolks easily by increasing the alfalfa leaf meal in their ra ra- ra- ra tion Cottonseed meal will also dark dark- darken en the yolks but it also gives the whites an undesirable color Soy Soybean Soybean Soybean bean meal does not have this effect however The layers may be confined and fed a ration which contains about 40 per cent yellow corn and 4 per cent alfalfa leaf meal which will produce eggs with a fairly light-colored light yolk Without the meal they may be fed up to 60 per cent yellow corn corn If It you want darker egg yolks increase the alfalfa leaf meal 10 per cent When hens are on summer range yolks may be lightened by keeping the hens up part of ot the time and feeding white corn By keeping watch of the egg yolks you can tell when you have the right balance between white corn and the green range |