What's the deal with egg prices ?

[OKRuss]

I had been getting my eggs at natural grocers for 1.99/doz the entire past year, but the past two times ive gone they have been completely out. I asked the cashier, she said she had heard that it had something to do with losing/swapping out too much laying stock, which is causing huge shortages. I've read in several places that bird flu is causing the death of millions of chickens, not because they all get it, but because if one or two get it, the entire farm gets culled. I really want to get some chickens, but we have a small yard, and two chicken killer dogs.

Online the best price showing at Natural Grocers is like $5/dz.

 

[SoonerP226]

I've read in several places that bird flu is causing the death of millions of chickens, not because they all get it, but because if one or two get it, the entire farm gets culled.

That’s what @CHenry said his brother (the veterinarian) told him.

 

[Cowcatcher]

Too many Chik-fil-a joints being built. Folks love Chik-fil-a. They’ll wait in line for the chikn sammich. Chik-fil-a can offer more money to buy their chikn cuz they got the demand up. So a chikn is worth more dead to sell to chik-fil-a than it is to keep alive and sell eggs from it. It’s really simple y’all! Lmao! I made that theory up cuz all the other theories had been mentioned.

 

[bigred1]

Too many Chik-fil-a joints being built. Folks love Chik-fil-a. They’ll wait in line for the chikn sammich. Chik-fil-a can offer more money to buy their chikn cuz they got the demand up. So a chikn is worth more dead to sell to chik-fil-a than it is to keep alive and sell eggs from it. It’s really simple y’all! Lmao! I made that theory up cuz all the other theories had been mentioned.

Damn.....had me going.

 

[CHenry]

Too many Chik-fil-a joints being built. Folks love Chik-fil-a. They’ll wait in line for the chikn sammich. Chik-fil-a can offer more money to buy their chikn cuz they got the demand up. So a chikn is worth more dead to sell to chik-fil-a than it is to keep alive and sell eggs from it. It’s really simple y’all! Lmao! I made that theory up cuz all the other theories had been mentioned.

I never eaten a chik-fil-a sammich myself

 

[CHenry]

That’s what @CHenry said his brother (the veterinarian) told him.

All birds are tested and only the ones positive are destroyed. In a farm situation like Tyson indoor, that may mean all are disposed of or an open range farm setting, just a select group.

 

[CHenry]

Bird flu, last I heard.

Thats correct. It usually only strikes in back yard birds and CA has been a hotspot the past several years but the last 2 years it has spread nation wide to large bird houses. Good news is, they can replace laying hens from birth to laying in a short time so by summer, stocks should be back close to normal.

 

[HillsideDesolate]

Online the best price showing at Natural Grocers is like $5/dz.

Doesn't matter anyway, just went there and they are out.

 

[OKRuss]

Doesn't matter anyway, just went there and they are out.

Damn. I found a listing online and just called the guy - he's out and taking orders to be filled next Monday! Only $3/dz/brown if bring own containers though.

 

[Timmy59]

Deciding that we wanted breakfast for supper last night and were getting low on eggs and a few other things we went to Walmart yesterday afternoon and eggs were $7.27 per dozen.......these weren't fancy organic or free range eggs, just plain ol' eggs.

What's going on with the price of eggs ?

Robot or human?

www.walmart.com

4 bags of feed or 200 lbs. $72.88