White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. / E' M8 ^$ ]/ L* J7 \2 ~# H% j1 ]White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. # ^( W/ E/ Z/ Y, r+ A( TThese are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.* j4 Z( ]8 k2 C* p+ L8 {7 Z( W
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.& s9 P) m! W8 J8 j- C3 P) p
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed., O7 w* {1 r+ [9 i2 j
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; 8 B/ Q: y; i/ H& J 3 E, m! @1 W8 q1 q* JFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs." @, [8 Y6 o6 C; v8 _- h
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Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.2 G: L9 r1 d, M
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Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.7 q2 @9 `1 m7 ?) v; r9 i