Conestoga Farms Omega 3 Free Range Eggs

I hope whoever reads this blog will not judge, as this is a controversial topic.  And I know everyone has their own opinion of things.  I never knew of the different type of eggs until I watched a documentary many many years ago about the differences in how chickens were raised.  Some are caged, some are un caged and allowed to roam free inside a dark warehouse, some are free to roam around outdoors, and some are labelled as organic.  What any of these labels mean, I honestly don't have too much of an idea, because there's always technicalities involved.  Also from the documentary, I have also learned that the egg yolks are supposed to be a golden orangey yellow colour.  This comes from the chickens having access to eating grains, greens, and bugs (a part of their 'normal' diet).  The pale yellow colour that we are used to seeing is from the feed that farmers feed their chickens because apparently people don't like to see the golden orangey yellowy yolks.  From this documentary on, I have tried to eat free range eggs, in the hopes that the chickens that laid the eggs have somewhat of a better life.

I have noticed that no matter if I buy free range, or organic, these yolks that I'm seeing are still that pale yellow colour.  Kind of disappointing to see if these chickens are supposedly treated better, then why aren't they allowed to eat their normal food instead of a diet that changes their yolk colour so people will buy and eat these modified eggs?  I have seen some restaurants in Toronto (few and far between) that serve eggs that are a beautiful golden orange colour, all breakfast places in Vancouver I visited, and many places in Europe that do serve these more 'normal' eggs.  Why is it in North America that chickens have to eat this modified feed to dull the colour of the yolks? 

Finally, after running out of eggs and needing them, we grabbed some free range eggs from Longos, Conestoga Farms Omega 3 free range eggs, I have found eggs that have that beautiful orangey yolk!  The yolk itself stands firmer, and is a richer creamier taste.  I know some of you skeptics out there are probably thinking, well maybe they could have given the chickens some feed that makes their yolk more orangey!  I honestly don't know,  but to me, they look more natural and have more flavour.  Price wise, not overly expensive at all, $4.49 a dozen.  Yes they are more expensive than generic eggs at $1.99/dozen on sale.  I'd rather eat eggs less often to balance out the cost to be able to eat these more delicious eggs. 

The picture below compares the 2 kind of eggs.  On the left is Conestoga Farms Omega 3 free range egg, on the right is a generic egg.

Egg Comparison

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