Possible now to color yolks of eggs red, white and blue by feeding hens different feeds. Washington, , April 7. Showing exactly how the yolks of eggs are colored - Red, white and blue - by feeding hens different feeds. if you want a deep orange-red color include in the hen's ration ground pimento or chili pepper. Charles A. Denton, Junior Chemist, poultry nutrition laboratory of the National Agriculture Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland, feeding a hen a certain food to produce a definite colored yolk.

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