How to get Orange Egg Yolks

In this short video, I explain how to get orange egg yolks by adding paprika to chicken scratch. This feed recipe for dark egg yolks is designed to help during those dim winter months when there's not a lot of forage for chickens to graze on. In the winter egg yolk color suffers due to lack of available plants and bugs for our poultry friends and the diet deficiencies. During these months I like to supplement my feed with cheap, store-bought paprika for beautiful orange yolks in my eggs. Orange yolks are a sign of healthy eggs due to the prevalence of carotenoids found in the chicken's free range diet. Thanks so much for watching.
Feed Recipe for Dark Egg Yolks:
10# Chicken Scratch Feed
4-5oz Vegetable Oil (3% by weight)
3-4oz Paprika (2% by weight)
Mix the oil into the scratch feed, then add the paprika and mix again.
Best,
Shane
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[@angelacooper4043]

Wow that looks so much better

[@FeraleHubbard]

Seed oils...NOOOOOOOOO. I use olive oil. Otherwise, great video, thanks.

[@davidneighbor9298]

😂😂😂😂

[@gamadagasca]

Hi, where do you purchase your paprika from?

[@hypnogal3445]

Those oils you suggest are very unhealthy oils.

[@ParagonRidgeRanch]

We feed 20% Layer Pellets from BigV, made in Oklahoma. Not only our Ranch but all our customers that have changed to it have been having the BEST egg production, weight gain and their skin/feathers are in top show condition! You should try it over the Purina. Ours is fresh and made to order too, Purina is made at tow mills, not always the same ingredients as advertised AND sits in warehouses for months before it gets to the customers. Just FYI :)

[@PayneCountyRust]

Thanks Paragon Ridge Ranch! I purchased some of your BigV feed when I was there a few times ago and LOVE it! Will definitely being purchasing more, and thanks for letting me know about the Purina details!!

[@jrmint2]

The whites look much better formed in the Purina feed, the feed store pellet whites look loose and watery.

[@xevenau]

Can I use water with paprika as well or does it have to stick with the oil? I usually ferment my fed supplements

[@forced4motorsports]

I make my own mix. It's a 22% crude protein and I use it for both my layers and meat birds. It creates nice rich orange yokes. 2 parts floating catfish food, 1 part black oil sunflower seeds, 1 part Alfalfa Timothy grass all ground up with a consumer feed mill (amazon). I feed it wet, but not fermented, to cut down waste to almost zero.

[@jimmyponds5504]

Interesting presentation, plus $10/50 lbs layer pellets? Wow! Wish I could find that price here in south Alabama. ha

[@LordEvan5]

Right 20 bucks here in CT

[@Jjf109nine]

So much misinformation here, so let the boss clarify for you: 1. egg yolk color can be manipulated by adding carotenoids to the food for the hen - however, the deeper the color, the denser the nutrients when pasture raised 2. brown or white egg technically makes no difference, however small blood spots or tissue parts from the fallopian tube of the hen, can be more easily detected by the scanning machines and thus result in less occurrence in white eggs 3. mis-formations are a sign of a sick or old hen 4. never buy L or XL eggs. The older the hen, the bigger the egg during the course of a hen‘s lifespan. These eggs usually lack the nutritional value of a young hen and might come from a sick hen too! 5. The thinner the eggshell, the older the hen and hence worse quality. 6. Blood spots and tissue parts from the fallopian tube of the hen usually come from old hens which have been „tortured-out“ to the extremes. They are eventually not as healthy and well as they were at the beginning of their life‘s course. In summary: Buy pasture-raised, small or medium sized eggs which have a hard shell. Look at the egg white: Dense, clear, defined. Look at the egg yolk color and make sure it’s deep yellow. If it’s orange, make sure there are no additives. Organic eggs usually fulfill these criteria. Old eggs from sick and old hen usually combine the negatives: big egg, thin shell, orange yolk, blood spots and tissue parts from the fallopian tube of the hen. Bland taste. Sometimes you get an overly aggressive iron taste. Bonus tip: Egg white should be clear and not milky and/or watery. The latter indicates an older egg. You’re welcome, Allan

[@saudm4872]

I have 2000 chickens Can i add paprika in water?

[@naanamora3282]

I feed my pet chicken yellow corn, fish meal and red pepper and the yolk is lovely but I noticed the albumen is very thick unlike shop bought. Is there something I’m doing wrong? Is it normal to have the egg white thick? Thanks

[@PayneCountyRust]

I notice the same thing on all farm eggs! Thicker albumen, harder shells and tighter, darker yolks.:)

[@lbschangemylife]

It's a freshness thing. Let your eggs age a couple weeks and retest

[@juliop6610]

Can you taste the paprika😂

[@sanubhai6440]

Pleese explains in hindi language I am indian

[@jenelleoleary7635]

😂