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Default Are egg yokes from vegetaian fed chickens supposed to be darkorange?

JW wrote:
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> I bought some of these eggs the other day. Never seen them before.
> Mind you, they were close to the best before date, but I've never
> seen dark orange yokes before. Should I be concerned?


Only if it bothers you that the chickens were fed
marigold petals. This is a common practice in
South America, but it is also practiced in the U.S.