White or Brown: Eggshell colour is determined by the type of hen that lays it. There is no nutritional difference. $ b4 Y# U1 I: R6 @. U. tWhite eggs are laid by white-feathered hens. ! |! X/ R7 ]+ ~" o" v6 ]/ wThese are the most common laying hens in Canada. White eggs are usually less expensive than brown eggs.. U5 Z r2 p2 a! _ Y b
Brown-feathered hens usually lay brown eggs. 8 k( f$ Z( d8 [& WProducing brown eggs costs more because brown hens are larger than white ones and they eat more feed.3 m9 k' }; {! b1 X0 o. l; M! D. @! f8 y
; a( `, d$ Z% BYoung hens lay pee wee eggs and older hens lay jumbo eggs;, D1 f7 s9 @0 u
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Free-run eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.- e/ t; x' u6 A
" x6 }* M2 |1 d4 b) s" o8 kOrganic eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs. 3 P0 K5 R; j3 h, W7 H# k _# l4 U* Z
Free-range eggs are nutritionally the same as regular eggs.5 i: o* ]$ G; p3 C0 v
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