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Egg color is actually a genetic characteristic. The most common layer of white eggs is the Leghorn Chicken, which is pretty common in American factory farming.
by fspm 10y ago
Egg color is actually a genetic characteristic. The most common layer of white eggs is the Leghorn Chicken, which is pretty common in American factory farming. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leghorn_chicken https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leghorn_chicken I think a big aspect is just that there is a cultural expectation of eggs being white in the US. 'Free range' and Organic brands often choose chickens that lay brown eggs though, as a way to distinguish their product and appear more 'natural'.
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- misev 10y agoIt's opposite in Europe, eggs are typically brown, while the white ones are considered more 'natural'.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoIf I, being from the UK, see white eggs I assume they're duck eggs. I certainly wouldn't consider white eggs, of any kind, to be more natural though.
- justincormack 10y agoWhen I was a kid in the UK eggs were generally white, but brown became more fashionable at some point (more wholesome like brown bread?).
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoHere (Norway) they are usually white. Brown eggs are a little more expensive.
- kwhitefoot 10y agoNot here (in this part of Norway). The eggs I bought most recently from our local Kiwi (Svelvik, Vestfold) are brown and they were the cheapest eggs I could buy, FirstPrice.
- Broken_Hippo 10y agoOh, neat. I'm up in Trondheim. And I'm an immigrant: Knowing different colors of eggs are common in different areas makes me a bit more intrigued in that bit of farming. The farms are different here than they were in the US. Conversation points for next time I'm out on a farm! Thanks muchly.
- kwhitefoot 10y agoFor completeness' sake I should point out that I have since bought another box and they were all white, same brand, same shop.