Egg Intro 101

Dear Hen House, just what is going on with the eggs?

Many people have asked me what's the difference between brown eggs and white eggs.

The answer is simple-the breed of the hen determines the color of the egg.

Welcome to "Egg Intro 101"

Color has no relationship to egg quality, flavor, cooking characteristics or nutritive value.

Brown-egg layers are hens derived from the Rhode Island Red, New Hampshire and Plymouth Rock breeds. Since brown-egg layers are slightly larger birds and require more food, brown eggs are usually more expensive than white.

Yolk color depends on the hen’s diet.

CAGE-FREE EGGS: Eggs laid by hens at indoor floor operations, sometimes called free-roaming hens. The hens may roam in a building, room or open area, usually in a barn or poultry house, and have unlimited access to food and water.

FREE-RANGE EGGS: Eggs produced by hens raised outdoors or that have access to the outdoors, as weather allows. In addition to consuming a diet of grains, these hens may forage for wild plants and insects and are sometimes called pasture-fed hens. The insects and other organic matter in the diet of free-range hens may result in such a very small increase in egg protein content that it’s considered insignificant. The nutrient content of eggs from the same breed of hen fed the same diet is not affected by whether hens are raised free-range or in floor or cage operations.

**Big Carms Farm eggs are free-range**

CALORIES: The calorie count for eggs varies with size.

Egg Size Calories

Small 54
Medium 63
Large 72
Extra Large 81
Jumbo 90

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www.incredibleegg.org