Egg Trivia – Did You Know...

Canada has approximately 1,100 registered egg farms.

A typical egg farm has between 10,000 and 20,000 hens, although Canadian egg farms can range from several hundred to 400,000 hens.

The egg industry’s annual contribution to the Canadian economy is about $410 million.

Overall, Canadian egg farmers care for a total of 19 million hens, producing approximately 450 million dozen eggs per year (5.5 billion eggs).

It takes 26 hours for the hen to make an egg.

There are no nutritional differences between white and brown eggs.