White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.! y) _1 `1 c* A+ J
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. G O, }) B9 Z) Q% @6 v- wThese are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.$ ~2 |) w8 Y1 i) ? N- C: \
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.$ i6 a$ R/ S* e/ {- a( J" Y
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.! y! p6 E/ Y' M
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;9 O# l0 j0 r: F1 K
8 g! k. w$ ]2 p3 D1 B# hFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.7 d g. Z% `( M( S6 w, w( O8 m4 h4 K8 k7 b
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Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.4 C; t! |. ?* H( N3 S4 g
+ B& `+ ` Q, QFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.& _- @6 O) V7 ^" d% U7 K
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