Avslagsby Goat Sanctuary Has Started Producing Yellow Eggs

Avslagsby’s Goat Sanctuary and Adoption Agency has, over the past year, developed yellow hens¹ that lay yellow eggs just in time for Easter.

“We’ve been researching and researching,” says Avslagsby to Smalltown Magazine. “And now we finally hold the patent on yellow hens that lay yellow eggs. Not only that—we’ve managed to get them to label the eggs with their mood at the time of laying.”

“Yellow hens?” we ask, surprised. “We thought hens and eggs were white.”

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Due to our lack of poultry expertise, Avslagsby graciously gives us a crash course in henology² and modern egg production:

“White hens are Italian,” begins Avslagsby. “They lay white eggs with red birthmarks showing the date and stuff. Then we have brown hens. They’re a bit chunkier, and they lay brown eggs. They also have red birthmarks with dates, because the Italians didn’t patent it. There are also caged chickens, but I don’t know much about them. Probably juvenile delinquents.”

“And free-range hens, right?” we suggest.

“No, that’s a misunderstanding,” says Avslagsby. “It’s the eggs that are free-range. It says so right on the cartons in the store.”

“Ah. Of course,” we nod humbly. “But back to your yellow hens laying emoji eggs and all that. How did you come up with the idea?”

“That’s a secret,” Avslagsby grins. “We wouldn’t want any market competition.”

¹ Chickens are a type of bird kept as domestic livestock for their eggs and meat.
² Henology is the study of hens.