White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. ) u3 j# S' U! l6 U lWhite eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. % L; ^: Z5 e! L) x& u |These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. $ X" j, p0 m/ T+ PBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. ! g: M0 ?: ~- wProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed. & O4 U% P8 C+ M# {! z* o, [6 V, j* B6 i5 V" h( J# Z0 U8 k) ?0 y) d
Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;: G; n! w2 a; u6 l7 w3 M1 k
2 A! A6 _; I1 u1 @8 n/ qFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.: X- K# L+ t& E3 x" t
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Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.7 P4 j( K8 C5 C5 {
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Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.+ `' ]9 V7 i$ c' U/ @9 U
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