Brown eggs, so popular with German shoppers, could soon disappear from supermarket shelves, German news portal Agrarheute reported on April 12.
Even today, brown eggs are rarely seen on store shelves. “Within five years there will be no more brown eggs on supermarket shelves.”said the president of the German Egg Association (BDE), Henner Schönecke, who also has laying hens and was elected poultry farmer of the year at the CERES AWARD 2014. According to him, the reason is simple: many breeders and poultry farmers are changing chickens that They lay brown eggs to hens that lay white eggs.
These last ones are “a very elegant breed with many advantages”. They have greater genetic potential; They are slightly smaller than chickens that lay brown eggs, so they are more agile and take up less space. In addition, these birds are easier to raise: they consume less feed, which saves resources and costs.
In addition, white eggs are a little smaller, which means less stress for the hens when laying eggs, says the specialist. In general, these chickens live longer. All this makes the hens that lay white eggs “chickens of the future”According to Schönecke. There is another reason that may convince consumers of the greater benefits of white eggs: during the Easter season, these eggs are easier to dye.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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