Sainsbury eggs

What they are actually saying is white egg layers have a better feed to egg laying ratio and lay for longer. So are more productive.
This ^^^

It's why in the US almost all egg supply is white, and you pay a premium for the tan colored ones (which I always thought was humorous, having grown up eating both).
 
I wouldn't touch any supermarket eggs.

Fortunately, we have a good poultry farm local that supplies fresh eggs.
I have been known to do without rather than buy from a supermarket.
 
What they are actually saying is white egg layers have a better feed to egg laying ratio and lay for longer. So are more productive.
I heard the white egg laying breeds can lay more eggs before going into the moulting stage. The brown egg breeds boasted 300 eggs before this but I heard the white egg breeds could get around 360 eggs before the moult. Having kept a few ISA browns/Warren hens over the years Im amazed they've been beaten. But makes perfect business sense.
 
Good business sense dressed up as being done for eco reasons which is clever marketing. Apparently the white eggs are also slightly smaller too...
 
Well im going to buck the trend here

I buy from a local free range producer via an honesty box, but the missus has bought a few boxes lately of Scot-free range large, from Aldi

They are pretty damn lovely.
 
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Mum said, Nan always swore by using them for baking.
Yes. I like them poached on toast. The yolks seem bigger. I can't say they seem to have a richer taste, it's not something I've noticed. We had a lonely Aylsbury duck for some time, she laid an egg almost every day in her younger years.
 
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