Utopia Talk / Politics / What is the price of eggs where you live

patom Member	Thu Jan 12 10:22:39 We just went shopping and paid a little over $8 for 18 eggs. Is this because the Avian Flu has wiped out so many egg laying birds, or just greed?
Paramount Member	Thu Jan 12 10:29:02 Biden prices?
patom Member	Thu Jan 12 10:35:57 So are you saying that Biden invented the Avian Flu? per this the egg farmers have lost over 57 million laying birds this past year. http://www...52.7%20million%20birds%20dead.
obaminated Member	Thu Jan 12 10:39:59 It's avian flu. We have grocery stores entirely without eggs. If they do have eggs they limit how much you can buy. Can't blame biden on this one. Just a natural occurrence that sucks.
Habebe Member	Thu Jan 12 10:46:51 Eggs have been expensive long before this. We bought 9 dozen eggs because we found them "cheap" at $5.45/dozen. I paid $0.55/dozen under Trump at the local Aldi. Ive been paying over $3, most eggs currently are like $8-9. Now some of this brings me back to a point where I actually agree with California liberals. Factory farms, they are dangerous and inhumane. They breed not just avian flu that kills birds, but they can soread diseases that will kill people as well. Ticking fucking time bombs. However, if people can blame Covid handling on Trump, you absolutely can blame avian flu handling on this administration using the same logic.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Thu Jan 12 11:06:03 We get 20 eggs for 6 USD so about 30 cent/egg, can probably get them cheaper than that.
Paramount Member	Thu Jan 12 11:10:06 In Sweden, the politicians call it ”Putin prices”.
Habebe Member	Thu Jan 12 11:29:48 The US eggs are generally sold by the dozen. I actually had an old thread maybe a year ago or so (maybe longer?) About the price of eggs.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Thu Jan 12 11:36:57 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 20 and 24. We have a lot of freedom with eggs.
murder Member	Thu Jan 12 11:38:04 "It's avian flu." Have they tried treating it with horse dewormer? :o)
Habebe Member	Thu Jan 12 13:51:09 Nimatzo, Yeah, that is alot more choice than is common* in the US. You can buy 1/2 dozen, especially in smaller "mom n pop" stores. And absolutely you can buy in bulk, but even the bulk is usually measured in dozen and half dozen IE 9 and 1/2 dozen. I miss turkey eggs, we used to know a guy with a turkey farm and got free eggs periodically, maybe it was in my head, but they definitely seemed to taste better, richer.
Pillz Member	Thu Jan 12 14:14:58 8.99 for 30 You guys suck
Forwyn Member	Thu Jan 12 15:08:29 Have 20 chickens since 2020, so the same price it's been since then
Rugian Member	Thu Jan 12 15:59:44 I don't buy eggs frequently enough to track their pricing here. I'll just assume they're super expensive though, and blame Biden for it
Habebe Member	Thu Jan 12 19:28:59 Forwyn, Do you live rural?
kargen Member	Thu Jan 12 19:33:24 Depending on what/how you feed your chickens the cost of your eggs could have gone up between 10 and 20%.
murder Member	Thu Jan 12 22:59:25 What kind of hippie shit is feeding chickens? Chickens feed themselves. As long as there are worms and insects and seeds in this world, no chicken will ever go hungry.
Habebe Member	Fri Jan 13 00:22:47 Chickens will eat just about anything. I know ppl who routinely feed them vegetable scraps. Fun fact they are not affected by capsaicin so you can fee them hot pepper scraps.
patom Member	Fri Jan 13 06:15:28 In much of New England people are keeping chickens as free range. They eat a tremendous number of ticks.
patom Member	Fri Jan 13 09:59:01 This year for Easter we'll be painting potatoes instead of eggs.
Rugian Member	Fri Jan 13 10:14:51 "This year for Easter we'll be painting potatoes instead of eggs." *cue triggered Irish noises*
Habebe Member	Fri Jan 13 10:31:47 I wouldn't be shocked at a potato shortage by Easter either. Continue with the triggered Irish sounds.
Forwyn Member	Fri Jan 13 12:08:52 "Forwyn, Do you live rural?" Nah, I'm smack dab in the middle of a 100k city, a mile from the university lol Ordinance requires a property of .5sq mi, I sit on an acre. They do indeed eat everything, they enjoy fruit and veggie scraps - especially watermelon rinds in the summer.
Paramount Member	Fri Jan 13 13:48:31 I thought painting eggs was a Swedish thing. Didn’t know u do that in the USA also.
patom Member	Fri Jan 13 13:53:06 Yep, the kids enjoy it for Easter. Egg hunts etc. Every so often some asshole adult will slip in a raw egg with the hardboiled eggs.
Habebe Member	Fri Jan 13 14:51:15 Forwyn, Cool, I have known alot of people who have jumped on the raising chickens wagon inntheblast few years. Around Easter Aldi carries these "heritage eggs" which some googling led me to find out they were likely fed a diet high in marigolds, totally different color, like oranger than sunny D and the best tasting store bought chicken eggs Ive ever had.
murder Member	Fri Jan 13 17:29:26 "I thought painting eggs was a Swedish thing. Didn’t know u do that in the USA also." Yep ... then we let giant furries visit all the kids and give them candy and hugs. It's not creepy at all.
murder Member	Fri Jan 13 17:46:59 "This year for Easter we'll be painting potatoes instead of eggs." Rocks are cheaper.
kargen Member	Sat Jan 14 16:40:33 Was in the store today and a dozen jumbo eggs were $7.10 a dozen. We get eggs from a local person though so not paying those prices.
Habebe Member	Sat Jan 14 16:42:35 "Rocks are cheaper." Hunter Biden disagrees :0
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 07:03:04 Dont really know what they cost here, but the US and Canada seem to be the victims: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DaD3I7dtKY
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 07:06:52 Also, French omelette is proving to be my life's most frustrating challenge. All of it has to be soft and yellow, no brown at all, no skin, its like a soft-boiled version of an omelette. And its fucking impossible to get perfect.
Nimatzo iChihuaha	Sun Jan 15 07:14:23 Food, booze, weed and cheap material thrills. You are really clinging on to purpose and meaning with the classic hedonistic lifestyle, ain’t ya? My friend Ahmed that descended into total nihilism was just like you, before he found god. Now he is living a traditional life with a traditional wife and 4 children.
murder Member	Sun Jan 15 11:56:01 "Hunter Biden disagrees" lol :o)
Rugian Member	Sun Jan 15 11:56:47 Nimatzo just body-slammed WTB out of nowhere with that existential takedown. Lmao
murder Member	Sun Jan 15 11:57:09 "Also, French omelette is proving to be my life's most frustrating challenge. All of it has to be soft and yellow, no brown at all, no skin, its like a soft-boiled version of an omelette. And its fucking impossible to get perfect." So why not just make a regular omelette?
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 13:26:11 Because the French omelette is so creamy. The koreans do something similar with chopsticks to achieve the same result http://www.youtube.com/shorts/M_awSbNvMDM
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 13:27:53 Also: loads of butter. The secret to all french cooking
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 13:30:06 You sometimes see French omelette on gourmet menus when they want to be a bit cocky and give a wink to other food professionals, 'cos they all know that a good french omelette is hard as shit to get right
Paramount Member	Sun Jan 15 13:39:45 I call my omelette french farmer omelette. It’s just some egg, a little bit of salt, a little bit black pepper, butter and a teaspoon of water. It's easy.
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 13:49:28 this is what they should look like. Its like the difference between soft and hard boiled. Once it starts getting crispy, its frittata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24bDXe7KVBc&t=17s
williamthebastard Member	Sun Jan 15 13:53:47 Luckily, Ive found a small cafe in Cannes run by a flirtatious girl who looks like she's straight out of a porn movie who does a proper omelette where I get to eat proper omelettes while quietly perusing different ways Id like to tip her
obaminated Member	Sun Jan 15 14:34:38 Is fagfish competing with cuckhat over which UP poster is the most prolific liar?
McKobb Member	Sun Jan 15 15:36:37 last i paid was $4 a dozen, otherwise I got about 18 direct from the chickens
murder Member	Sun Jan 15 16:08:08 How much did you pay the chicken?
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