White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference." J( R. d, e! c% E
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.2 ^ b- A V3 u
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. ; Z6 T6 a9 h8 L* cBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.5 k+ M2 v" @9 X3 ?9 q1 t
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.3 a: X0 B$ U2 M" l0 V3 K
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;; J4 ^! C4 e8 ]7 ] L, Y" {
+ x. t3 R3 E1 x1 R; h8 EFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.0 k$ P+ z: M2 g2 w
, O* G3 @* C8 [: H: @9 V+ Q( ^Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.$ I' P4 I" x+ D( k! h
; e# D& {/ m4 kFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. ; C3 i' t! ^- Z9 }3 e) g, q6 h8 ^# Q# i; b5 a7 G0 [
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