White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference.8 D- I7 x9 S) z: y% Y9 Z
White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.* y8 `1 Q% \% w [" K
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. {2 g e P5 o t2 eBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.1 D- A$ p5 m+ ] d
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.6 |+ ]- j# B3 Z7 I; A) X
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Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;: {, T5 Y1 F8 z8 ?
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.. x$ h3 M" \5 ^& e* {3 B3 ]
" o" M$ P$ [; G6 s5 C. oOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 6 F# K$ t5 M) G3 } 9 f, n( F+ T2 [5 D2 RFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 7 n, I/ H0 ^0 i/ K5 h; C" U - H5 w2 H! g5 N2 {+ W( i5 `, L8 k P5 u) U; I
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