White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. , V2 W7 ?8 Z% U, bWhite eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. ! h* k2 @/ p% c; iThese are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs. 6 L" D" \5 R+ `' v8 J% uBrown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. 4 S t. k: L( H: d. M0 ^; UProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed. 1 B* C7 Z# j' H. ]5 y3 a! X8 j- @) i0 k- p( J! h1 o: w/ D
Young hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs; : P% l9 t6 B& j0 B! |; i) A- ^+ {4 d: c( H: q+ r
Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.! m- y& A: V* s
" P. v' ?+ h2 Y6 cOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 9 _% v8 z5 ^1 y0 U4 ^ + [# N8 c* E* D) W8 uFree-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.1 g4 _6 d/ T! [& D' s0 S x5 o, S