Review: Leghorn Chicken959 N. Western Ave. 773-394-4444Rating: 3 (out of four) Off to a good start Boy, I say, boy … . Apologies. I promised my editor this review wouldn’t be written in the ...

A local farmers market in Annandale, Virginia, sells natural chicken eggs. Different chickens lay eggs of different colors solely because of their genetic makeup. PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images ...

The answer is quite simple — egg color depends on the breed of the chicken. For example, White Leghorn chickens lay white-shelled eggs, while Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds lay brown ...