White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. 8 C. a! l5 ~& Z; S# I" H1 a3 ^White eggs are laid by white-feathered hens.! v+ p8 H5 r: ?( a
These are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. 1 a( a, w/ c3 G" {# m" CBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs.1 B# ~2 Y) y: }) k/ L% N6 I4 k
Producing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed. , ^/ P3 |/ j. U3 ^: x" M. ?9 a6 N 3 U9 ]4 g8 B! ]& @4 DYoung hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; " M- j/ }/ u$ s+ P% v: U4 E$ I0 D& U) Z+ c
Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.6 Q8 ` [3 Z$ \7 H0 j
|8 b. i* q: A6 `0 |Organic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. $ Q q# Z0 u1 u2 w 2 @: d3 P! r- v% y* F* }$ JFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.4 H8 j- x. f; ]- t- r
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