White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. 3 i4 M) v4 O- T# ?7 P# sWhite eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. 5 X( }0 o* X& n+ k6 z9 d; y' v9 W# `These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.9 Z; c# n! A+ w3 J, o) ]( z8 Y
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.8 ^( m6 s6 z7 H s5 V
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.( b% R0 B& c) _1 I: X2 t
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;8 c, K- O8 B8 z) f+ E. s* Y6 }
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.) v+ c5 b$ d: R( B
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Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.3 D/ _* A0 b2 a ?! I! p) L
" T- t' v {3 q0 f; tFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.. o, B! Y# V1 G7 c& t