I'd call it: The myth-busting Chicken class

White eggs are so perfectly white, sitting there in their little cardboard cartons.  They have to be bleached, right?

Wrong.

Egg color has everything to do with the breed of chicken, and white happens to be the color of fast-poppin' Leghorns--they lay about one egg every 22 hours.  In a commercial 'hen house' this is all these birds do, for about two years, which is the length of time most chickens will lay eggs.  And after their layin' years are gone, my friends, the outlook is not rosy for said Leghorns.

Americanas lay blue, pink or sage green eggs, and you can tell which color you will get from the color of the bird's legs.  Morans lay dark brown eggs.  If you want a nice, mellow broody bird that lays beautiful light brown eggs, go for a Buff Orpington.  Want a show bird?  Try a black Sumantra; though the eggs will be white.  Stay away from Blue Andulusians as they are nervous train wrecks.  The Silver Phoenix can't tolerate cold weather.  And once you've selected your birds don't let on that their eggs taste good.  They will just eat them themselves.  But be sure to wash your eggs with soap before you eat them -- all chicken eggs are coated with salmonella.  As long as you don't wash them, the eggs are edible for up to two years.  I'll mention here that all commercially produced eggs are sanitized before they go to market.

Brown eggs seem more natural, right?  We've all seen them in the grocery, often sold as 'organic'.  But let us recall, gentle readers, that the breed of bird determines the color of the egg.  To be profitable, any egg farmer has to house thousands of birds--which means mass production in feeding and care.  So are brown eggs 'better' than white?  No.  Just more expensive.  And I'll admit, better looking  . . . .