White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.% M) ^; d' b9 I
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.$ D* S' x; z0 _. [& J. u
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. 0 N! l5 \! r0 M; E+ m/ n3 gBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. D# p# j3 `3 c+ tProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.8 X+ l# b2 p- F5 P- ]# c5 _
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; % ~, k4 J9 q) w; \0 d. }. F' H8 l/ q" J
Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. - q. D, `6 h1 h2 v0 x4 K v+ M' H' I4 n* b5 M0 n
Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. - z; \, K2 q2 @2 a - J6 ]# v3 q+ Y* m' xFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. \" p9 w: c4 j" H- V# T9 h