http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/04/29/make-sure-your-eggs-are-from-chickens-not-cooped-up-in-cages.aspxA number of colleges and universities, along with many businesses such as America Online, have reduced or eliminated their use of eggs from caged hens. Stacked Two Stories High Yale, Tufts, Dartmouth , Vassar, the University of Wisconsin , and 80 moreenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/04/29/make-sure-your-eggs-are-from-chickens-not-cooped-up-in-cages.aspx#178140Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:28:06 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:178140lmyers<p>He didnt say this was a test for freshness! &nbsp; Read the artile closer. &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=178140" width="1" height="1">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/04/29/make-sure-your-eggs-are-from-chickens-not-cooped-up-in-cages.aspx#40875Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:53:17 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:40875Oran<p>This article made me start to question the research of other articles published on this site. &nbsp; I found some false info here, mainly that you can recognize fresh eggs by their yellow color. &nbsp;The yellow color of the yolk has to do with what the chicken eats not with how fresh the egg is. &nbsp;In fact, most commercial companies feed the chickens additives so that the eggs will have strong yellow and white colors. &nbsp; </p> <p>I buy eggs straight from the farmer. &nbsp;The way I have noticed that the eggs are really fresh is that if I hardboil them, they are very, very difficult to peel. &nbsp;(Even when soaked in cold water after cooking.) &nbsp;Unfortunately I found this out when I had boiled 30 eggs for a dinner (sedar). &nbsp;I was stuck with about 20 really terrible looking eggs. ;-) </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=40875" width="1" height="1">