[Food] White Hen Eggs

[Chicken Run]

I’ve noticed that more and more of my supermarket bought eggs are white these days, I grew up with use brown eggs and only ever saw white eggs in America or on TV foody programmes from America, what gives are the suppliers using different breeds?

 

[Triggaaar]

I definitely prefer the hen eggs to the cockerel eggs.

 

[schmunk]

There's a global shortage of brown paint.

 

[A1X]

All the brown eggs got deported

 

[US Seagull]

Eggs? You must be rich.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I’ve noticed that more and more of my supermarket bought eggs are white these days, I grew up with use brown eggs and only ever saw white eggs in America or on TV foody programmes from America, what gives are the suppliers using different breeds?

Try buying from local farm, they're (eggs) more often brown & the chickens are better treated than most.

This was ours this morning, before it had its head caved in

 

[worthingweird]

All Indian eggs are White...

 

[Bob!]

Eggs? You must be rich.

No egg shortage in the uk

 

[LamieRobertson]

Buy mine in M&S (the cheaper odd sized eggs box) all brown ..I must complain

 

[Nitram]

I grew up in the sixties when all eggs were white. Then we turned woke, and you would be murdered if you bought a white egg - glad there’s a fight back

 

[GT49er]

Eggs? You must be rich.

No, just not living in Trumpland.

 

[Birdie Boy]

Saudi eggs are white

 

[Jack Straw]

White Hen Eggs? I thought this was about the new Manchester United manager.

 

[Chicken Run]

Eggs? You must be rich.

I know i’m fuming, i pay £2.75 for half a dozen

 

[Bakero]

Egg colour is dependent on the breed. If white eggs are becoming more prevalent, is guess it's industry preference. Maybe the hens that lay them are more productive.

 

[Anger]

I’ve noticed that more and more of my supermarket bought eggs are white these days, I grew up with use brown eggs and only ever saw white eggs in America or on TV foody programmes from America, what gives are the suppliers using different breeds?

Why not lay your own?

You’re a brown chicken so you must have a good chance of producing what you desire.

 

[Chicken Run]

Why not lay your own?

You’re a brown chicken so you must have a good chance of producing what you desire.

Mmmm i’m afraid the brown things i lay wouldn’t taste any good

 

[Anger]

Mmmm i’m afraid the brown things i lay wouldn’t taste any good

Shame. It could have been a step towards self-sufficiency.

 

[Javeaseagull]

When I grew up, being a Boomer, eggs were mostly white with the occasional brown. Brown eggs came from a chicken that hadn’t wiped it’s bottom. Everyone knew that.

 

[GT49er]

Egg colour is dependent on the breed. If white eggs are becoming more prevalent, is guess it's industry preference. Maybe the hens that lay them are more productive.

I remember eggs in shops being a mix of brown and white, but for years now I've only seen brown eggs (until recently) - presumably supermarkets recognised that people wanted brown eggs and manipulated the market to fit, and producers produced the required content for our egg boxes.
Just recently though I have noticed that sometimes the supermarket eggs are white - all white, and very, very white if you see what I mean. Also a slightly different shape - closer to spherical than a 'normal' egg. I took some once, but they just didn't seem to cook right, so now I steer clear of them.