We’ve posted recently about the color of an egg having no difference on the taste or nutritional value.  That the main key in finding a good egg is to buy fresh local eggs.  There are tests you can easily do at home to see how fresh your eggs really are.

Here’s how to test your egg freshness:

You can even have green or blue eggs. These eggs are not moldy or bad but laid by an Araucana Chicken.

Araucana chickens lay green or blue eggs.   Also, know as the Easter Egg chicken the Araucana is originally from South America.  People are at times put off by the color of the shell.  Consumers think that the egg is bad or moldy and are afraid to try them.  As with brown vs. white eggs there is no difference in the egg other than the color of it’s shell.

Is there a difference between White eggs and Brown eggs?  Recently, we had a customer ask this question while buying eggs.  The only difference in the egg is the color of the shell.   Our eggs are brown because we have reddish brown chickens, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshire Reds and Red Stars.   White eggs would be laid by hens with white feathers.   Be assured that the shell color of an egg is nothing more than that.  The quality, flavor, health values and freshness of an egg have nothing to do with the color of the shell.

I remember a commercial from childhood “Brown eggs are local eggs..and local eggs are fresh!”

As a local farmer with brown eggs I like this jingle.  However, you can have fresh white eggs or fresh brown eggs.

Because of our New England winters we needed a hearty flock.  Our flock of brown feathered birds are larger in size and consume more feed than other chickens, which helps them stay warm in our harsh climate and lay large eggs.

Freshness is the key ! If you come to Beech Tree Ranch and pick up a dozen of our fresh brown eggs (or any local farmer) and compare those eggs to those from the grocery store (white or brown) you will notice a big difference in taste.