GetCracking | Your Egg Questions

Your egg questions answered,
from farm to table.

What causes yolks to be different colours?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

How do eggs get to my grocery store?

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

Should I keep my eggs refrigerated?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

What determines the thickness of the egg shell?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

Are hens ever given steroids or hormones?

What are hens fed?

What are hens fed?

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

Why am I seeing American eggs in the grocery store?

What is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg?

What is the difference between a brown egg and a white egg?

Yvonne O.

Innisfil

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Are Canadian eggs pasteurized?

Rod M.

Ottawa

I’ve heard people say that eggs have a lot of cholesterol. Are they safe to eat?

I’ve heard people say that eggs have a lot of cholesterol. Are they safe to eat?

Why is there sometimes a spot of blood in the egg? And is this okay to eat?

Janina S.

How much protein is in an egg?

How are eggs graded?

How are eggs graded?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?

How many eggs does a hen lay in a day?