Health Claims

Feeding hens a special fat called gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) boosts certain healthy fats in their eggs more than another fat called linoleic acid (LA), and it might skip a slow step in the process — meaning more of the good stuff ends up in the yolk.

If you feed laying hens oil rich in a fat called SDA, their eggs end up with way more of the good omega-3 fats—like EPA, DPA, and DHA—compared to feeding them another plant-based omega-3 oil. This happens because SDA skips a slow step in the hen’s body that usually holds back omega-3 production.

Feeding hemp seed meal to brown laying hens doesn't change how much they eat, how big their eggs are, or the quality of the eggs — even when they eat it for six weeks.

Feeding Lohmann Brown hens more hemp seed meal might make their eggs healthier by boosting good fats and improving the fat balance in the yolks over six weeks.

Feeding chickens more hemp seed meal—specifically 8% or 12% of their diet—might make their eggshells heavier and yolks more colorful over six weeks, compared to less hemp or none at all.

Feeding too much hemp seed meal to certain chickens might make them lay fewer eggs.

Feeding 50-week-old brown laying hens a diet with 4% hemp seed meal might help them lay more eggs and use their feed more efficiently than giving them higher amounts like 8% or 12%.

Silky Fowl chickens naturally have eggs with better antioxidant power than Rhode Island Red chickens, even without any special diet — and it gets even stronger when they eat carotenoids.

Giving chickens certain natural color supplements like paprika or special bacteria powder makes their egg yolks much more yellow or orange — way more colorful than usual.

Giving hens certain natural supplements like paprika or marigold extract makes their egg yolks better at neutralizing harmful oxygen, and this works in two different types of chickens after a month.

Silky Fowl chickens put more eye-healthy nutrients into their egg yolks than Rhode Island Reds when they eat certain colorful plant supplements — it’s in their genes!

Giving certain plant and bacterial supplements to two types of chickens—Rhode Island Reds and Silkies—makes their egg yolks richer in colorful nutrients called carotenoids after a month, and Silkies seem to absorb more of these nutrients than the other chickens.

Feeding Silky Fowl hens a paprika supplement for a month seems to lower their blood fat levels a lot, but the same doesn’t happen in Rhode Island Red hens — so the effect might depend on the chicken breed.

When eggs are stored at room temperature for three weeks, the white part becomes more alkaline over time, especially in one chicken breed compared to another, and the difference between the breeds stays the whole time — meaning their eggs start off different and change at different rates.

If you store eggs from hens fed paprika at room temperature for three weeks, their yolks lose color and important nutrients faster than if you keep them in the fridge.

Feeding Silky Fowl hens a paprika supplement for a month raises their 'good' cholesterol and improves their overall cholesterol balance, but the same doesn’t happen in Rhode Island Red hens — so the effect depends on the chicken breed.

Giving older laying hens paprika extract in their food makes their egg yolks more colorful, especially in Rhode Island Reds — they respond more than Silky Fowl hens when given a higher dose.

Getting your omega-3s from foods like special eggs is usually better for you than taking pills.

Omega-3s might help calm down inflammation in the body, which could make life easier for people with joint pain or autoimmune diseases.

Eating eggs with omega-3s every day — specifically getting 200mg of a nutrient called DHA — might cut your risk of sudden heart stoppage in half.

Eggs from hens fed flax, chia, or fish oil have more healthy omega-3 fats, making them a good option for people who don’t eat fish but still want these nutrients.

Hens that eat grass and plants lay eggs with more yellow-orange color and more of a plant-based vitamin called K1, which you won’t find in regular eggs.

Eggs from chickens fed beef fat and liver have way more of certain healthy fats than regular cage-free eggs — up to 70 times more in some cases — because the fats from the beef end up directly in the eggs.

Eggs from hens fed a special diet with grass-fed beef leftovers have way less unhealthy fat and a much better balance of good fats compared to regular cage-free eggs.