White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.1 Q8 s* U( f! i
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.( f8 I( p. e" W) }7 x. N! l ?
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.: m: w# Q0 O% ]) K- x2 W5 G
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. 0 [8 s; e0 B9 f, L( ~" z% B; GProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.. f4 _; k2 e0 R. b% O
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; 4 N& O$ c* j8 x8 x4 g4 G3 V r 7 I' Y* J# S) }$ ^Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. & s: H# B- E _& E 1 l- {/ b9 r9 o/ T& N; x8 a( o# sOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.7 @+ l; C% Z+ Y. x& o. w0 R' P+ P/ c
3 N$ ^: k2 g W/ CFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.% M* G a8 x2 p" f" {
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