Brown v white eggs?

Stuart107 wrote: »

ericajomckinney wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses. Very interesting! I always wondered about this. I know some people who refuse brown eggs and I know people who refuse white eggs. Lol oh well a egg is a egg apparently.

It's strange when I visit the US and see white eggs since all eggs over this side of the pond are brown. I have vague memories of white/brown mix when growing up in the 70s but then the UK got the "brown eggs are better" idea in a big way and now eggs are universally brown.

Well nearly universally brown! According to a 2006 article ( theguardian.com) it's "almost 100%" and that Halal eggs have to be white.

Depends on what part of the US you are in (and what breeds of chickens are popular for factory farms). Here in the Midwest, white eggs are the most common (almost all chickens around here are leghorns) and you pay about twice the price for brown ones in the stores. My brother lives in New England and it is just the opposite. Brown eggs are the cheap staple and you pay extra if you want white ones. Their chickens are most often Rhode Island reds. Not sure how it is out west or in the south.

ShootingStar72 wrote: »

A friend of mine saw a hen eat a mouse once. Wonder how nutritionally different those eggs were?

I feed my hens some grain and crumbles, but for the most part they eat worms, bugs, wild greens they find around the coop, leftover veggies from my garden and kitchen, coffee grounds, bread, etc. Eggs vary from various shades of brown to green, but I doubt there is any difference in nutrition between the colors.

My brother's ex has chickens (my niece is responsible for them) and their favorite food is the ticks back in the brush. They are a hodgepodge of breeds and they get all colors of eggs too.