White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.6 L$ k5 _# c$ D9 m
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.. l7 ~$ i q0 O% L
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.$ W/ n4 H! Z+ o0 k1 u
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. * w) ^4 I, c; R' u( u/ ^" r4 @Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.6 \1 n4 w. J+ [
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;/ {& F. f2 \5 ^* B: \# g1 I- D
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. ( R0 v: Y7 t# W3 X1 y0 a" R; I, f4 F" }
Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.$ o6 k4 d h8 E$ J9 I
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Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. . m0 e: m* k% m+ Y# j: }. @9 ?7 y8 [