Brown or White? What's the difference? I've had a lot of people either ask me what the difference is between the two or say to me "Brown eggs are gross" or "I wouldn't dare try one they are the bad eggs". Well I'm here to tell you their really isn't a difference. Besides the fact that different kinds of chickens produce different colored eggs. Most but not all hens with white feathers and white earlobes will lay white eggs, whereas hens with red feathers with matching colored earlobes give us brown eggs. And then there is Ameraucana hens (also known as Easter chickens) they lay various shades of blue & blue-green.
So if there isn't a difference why are brown eggs more expensive? Hens that produce brown eggs are larger than white egg producing hens. So they eat more and need more space.
As far as taste goes. You are what you eat. If you feed your chickens garbage, well that's what you'll be tasting. Our chickens are fed corn and search for food by scratching the ground. They also love our berry bushes. During the bad winter months they are given a natural hen mash. Non medicated and without hormones. And I must say a farm fresh egg tastes the best!
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