White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.6 D! w0 J5 w2 z t
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.5 T& ?) @( a$ U. n9 m
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. / y- a* P( H# ~Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.. R; d B4 B) |
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed. 7 }/ a6 j3 n" ?0 f1 ~9 B: f1 V7 d( @$ d4 f
Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; 0 ?+ |) e2 G! S' W3 b. f5 I$ J i7 @, X
Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs., d- Q& e6 L* w( X
3 q3 ] H" @) d/ @2 h1 L! V7 |Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. - s. Z" \ a1 u) U$ ?; I* w ( h9 ]( J) J2 b2 r' c0 pFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.2 C: ?9 A' g! J V- ]