Journey of the Egg

•	Brief History of Eggs

•	Journey of the Egg

•	Canada's Egg Farms

•	Down on the Farm

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•	Egg Safety

•	Grading Station

•	Grading Process

•	Making the Grade

•	Breaking Station

•	At the Store

•	Egg Handling at Home

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•	Eggs for Energy

•	Cholesterol

•	Brain Food for Kids

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•	References

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Journey of the Egg

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Canada’s Egg Farm

Journey of the Egg

Canada has approximately 1,100 registered egg farms.
The average egg farm has 10,000 to 20,000 hens, although Canadian egg farms can range from a few hundred to more than 400,000 hens.
In Canada, a total of 25 million hens (including unregistered hens) produce about 500 million dozen eggs per year – that's 6 billion eggs!
The egg industry contributes about $500 million to the Canadian economy.

The Hens