The Difference Between Farm Eggs and Factory Eggs
It really does matter, and proof is as easy as a picture.
Eggs come in several colors–not just brown and white, but pink and even green. That’s because different breeds of chicken lay different colors of egg.
Crack them open and notice the yolk color: Farm eggs have a much more vibrant yolk than do supermarket eggs. Seeing the two of them next to each other really drives the difference home.
The difference isn’t just visual, either–it’s a taste difference, too. The fresher, farm raised eggs are richer and eggier. Not to mention the health difference: the farm eggs are free of hormones and antibiotics. One supplier of farm fresh eggs to the Pittsburgh area is Silver Wheel Farm. Read more about them in the article I wrote for the East End Co-op newsletter.
September 6th, 2006 at 11:41 am
My cousin has chickens (I forget which kind), and when I visited him we had some of their eggs. I think the color was white, but almost pale blue. They were some of the best eggs I’ve had, and were much better than store bought eggs.
April 21st, 2007 at 6:41 pm
[...] Or, search out farms in your area and see if you can get eggs straight from the farm. Chances are they’ll cost somewhere in the range of $2-$3 per dozen, but the somewhat higher price tag is justified in terms of freshness, better treatment of the animals (visit the farm if you can and see how the chickens live, otherwise, ask questions), and flavor. Indeed, the difference between farm and factory eggs is quickly seen, even before it is tasted. [...]
April 29th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
We recently got chickens and we can definately tell the difference in eggs between store bought and our eggs. I was wondering though…is there a scientific answer to the differences in eggs?
March 25th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
[...] More than that there’s the agricultural belt that surrounds the city where you can get most any product you’d like directly from the farmer. Some info about why I like getting my eggs directly from the farm and the differences between farm eggs and factory eggs is here and some more info about the classifications of eggs and what some of the words on the carton mean is here. A little bit about the first time my friends and I made a bulk purchase of grass-fed beef is here. [...]
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Hi
I am doing some reasearch for a school progect to do with cage and freerange eggs. Could you prove in any way how authenitc this is?
Thanks
May 30th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
You should try it for yourself. Find some hens near your house. Visit, and talk to their owner about how they are fed, raised, and treated. Get some eggs, and crack them into a dish. In a second dish, crack a generic egg from an average, mass-produced dozen. Cook separately and taste.