Show why eggs may be dark many amateur poultry keepers are surprised and sometimes alarmed when n they find their eggs changed in color tills this change chan e Is seen in both tile color of the whites and tile the yolks the yolk is frequently of a much darker yellow and the poultry keeper thinks there e is something seriously wrong nothing Is wrong and the eg eggs S ila have ve the s same ime quality and food v lue as the lighter colored e eggs gs the change Is due to to causes first the liens store up much colorin coloring matter during tile the winter months and this is released to the egg yolk when warm weather comes second tile the succulent green grass weeds etc eaten avidly increase the coloring m matter alter in tile system |