What is the first thing you see when you look at an egg? The shell. But did you know the reason the shells are different colors is because there are different breeds of chickens? We started our farm here in Tennessee with three of our favorite varieties: Marans, Ameraucana, and Rhode Island Red. Marans hens lay a dark brown egg which are significantly less porous than other eggs. Being that there are less holes in the shell, it is thought that Marans eggs are less likely to