The large white egg is an ostrich egg; the green-black egg is an emu egg; the light brown eggs are chicken eggs, and the speckled eggs are quail eggs. Photo by Theodore Scott | IST.
January 2008
Last Updated July 2026
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Types Of Eggs
Page 2: Egg Terms & Definitions E To G
This is Page 2 of a four-page glossary of ll types of eggs and egg terms. Click on the black links below to visit other pages.
Egg Glossary: Terms E To G
What’s the difference between fertile eggs and free-range eggs? What is a Grade AA egg? The answers lie below.
EGG COLOR
An egg's shell color is primarily determined by the chicken's breed and its genetics. Diet and environmental conditions do not affect the shell color. Pigments are applied during the 20 hours that the egg forms in the hen’s oviduct. A quick way to guess a hen’s egg color is by looking at its earlobes, e.g., white hens with white earlobes typically lay white eggs.
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