White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.. B# }$ z: Y) g8 T3 }9 O
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.. U. U0 d3 E6 U
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. $ s5 s. [9 h2 K, C; Q9 P$ Q8 q' |. NBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. : { g2 y m! V- T! p# a: uProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.- ~: ^6 ]: ~0 U& W) z1 v, v
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;- c/ \3 U% t5 B8 N z
6 \# k! o& P4 @$ XFree-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 6 T3 d; e/ ]2 p+ |$ f 3 C9 r9 g& \' A3 rOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. , G( e6 L* M9 y/ T 7 J X5 K/ p. JFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. # z6 R) U4 s l0 D0 z! E- D& M/ W2 ]9 N' s4 Y
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