peter lena 8,637 #1 Posted January 4, 2023 recently at a local small store , was talking to a guy stocking the egg , cooler , was telling me about the level of egg pricing increase , not long ago , a carton of eggs cost $ 26 , same cost today ? $ 126 ! , he is making pennies someone is making 10,s and 20,s , should be a definite fix on this and related basic food stuffs , sure you can relate , pete 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,657 #2 Posted January 4, 2023 Because we have our own chickens Trina has not bought eggs in a year or more. Imagine her surprise at the price increase over just that time..... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,609 #3 Posted January 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, peter lena said: same cost today ? $ 126 ! Eggs in my area were around $.99 per doz. less than a year ago, now they are close to $3.00 a doz. Hope the farmers are getting some of that cash. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,657 #4 Posted January 4, 2023 I don't do the grocery shopping so take this with a grain of salt. I think we went from about $2.50, $3 a dozen to around $4.50, $5 a dozen. To guarantee that the farmers are getting the cash, BUY DIRECT FROM THE PRODUCER. I don't know about where the rest of you folks are located but there are tons and tons and tons of roadside egg selling stands around my place. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,237 #5 Posted January 4, 2023 Amidst all the other news, you may have missed that farmers in the US had to cull millions of birds last year due to spreading of avian flu. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #6 Posted January 4, 2023 What came first ? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,602 #7 Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Achto said: Hope the farmers are getting some of that cash. Doubtful... Inflation, in Michigan higher gas tax as of January 1st, astronomical gas / diesel prices... the farmers are probably making less per egg at the higher prices, with non-production parties getting the increase... We don't focus on our needs anymore... it's catching up... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #8 Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Horse Newbie said: What came first ? Definitely the chicken. Or the egg. Definitely. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #9 Posted January 4, 2023 Along with our 12 layers, we’ll soon have 6 geese. They should be here in 4 months! https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/79681-raising-chickens-advice-comments-dos-and-donts-wanted/?page=9&tab=comments#comment-1104413 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,019 #10 Posted January 4, 2023 @Pullstart those geese going to be security geese? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #11 Posted January 4, 2023 27 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: @Pullstart those geese going to be security geese? Security until Christmas… then they’ll be dinner. We’ll likely raise a big enough flock to market them on a small scale. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,761 #12 Posted January 4, 2023 In Texas eggs are $5 a dozen at the store and $8+ at the organic roadside stands. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,237 #13 Posted January 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, oliver2-44 said: In Texas eggs are $5 a dozen at the store and $8+ at the organic roadside stands. And the suppliers are still reeling trying to rebuild their flocks and deal with increased energy costs. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #14 Posted January 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Horse Newbie said: What came first ? Easy! I HAVE seen a chicken lay an egg.. the other way around though.. not so much 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #15 Posted January 4, 2023 Wonder what goose eggs are worth? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,075 #16 Posted January 4, 2023 No wonder people say “loose as a goose”… 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,981 #17 Posted January 4, 2023 Your not on your own over there. Prices of everything are going up here in the UK. The price of electricity has doubled. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,968 #18 Posted January 4, 2023 Egg prices went up but chicken prices went down! Millions of egg-laying hens died in 2022 as a result of the deadliest outbreak of avian flu in U.S. history. Perhaps counterintuitively, chicken prices have been declining. Chickens raised for meat consumption aren't as affected by bird flu, economists said https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/11/11/why-egg-prices-are-surging-but-chicken-prices-are-falling.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #19 Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Lane Ranger said: Chickens raised for meat consumption aren't as affected by bird flu, economists said Now i'm no economist by a long shot but how about we let those meat chickens lay some eggs first before un-aliving them? Looks to me you kill two birds with one stone that way Edited January 4, 2023 by sjoemie himself Typo 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,237 #20 Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, sjoemie himself said: Now i'm no economist by a long shot but how about we let those meat chickens lay some eggs first before un-aliving them? Looks to me you kill two birds with one stone that way Dig into it and find that meat and egg chicken farms are nearly entirely separate operations. We are talking industrial scale here, not a few birds in a backyard coop! The egg farms typically ship their past-producing birds to a meat facility for “processing”. The avian flu put big brakes on moving birds anywhere, too. Edited January 4, 2023 by Handy Don 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #21 Posted January 5, 2023 @Handy Don sorry I should have used the smiley face there. I'm aware of the two operations being seperate, same here. Our country has dealt and is dealing with avian flu too, even at this moment I believe. Lots of routes are a 'no-fly zone' for any bird-like transports. Maybe we should go back to more of those backyard coops you mentioned. Might save us a lot of trouble. Plus the kids get to learn where their food comes from. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,324 #22 Posted January 5, 2023 May as well get accustom to the higher price for eggs. It will take about a year to raise Avian-flu free hatchlings to be born and develop to good egg laying adults. This has happened before, most recently in 2014-15 but eggs were less than a dollar a dozen then, the price doubled then just as it has now. With all the supply chain BS and inflation going wile the price went from $ 2.25 to $ 5.00 when the bird flu struck. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Freightliner Guy 1,327 #23 Posted January 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Pullstart said: Wonder what goose eggs are worth? not much when you have one on your four head 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHGuy413 2,707 #24 Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) When we had chickens we were selling a dozen for 2.50. We were not looking to make tons of money just enough to pay for the feed. Most of our chickens had passed on but Then during covid the boys had a bright idea that they could sell eggs. A friend of a friend was moving and gave them most of her flock of young chickens. Some how I did most the work on this venture while they rolled in the dough ( probably 40 bucks total 😂) they were selling them for 3.50 a dozen but didn’t manage to sell many. People were complaining that 3.50 was too much while other people down the road were selling theirs for 4.50. Now fast forward to today and our chickens are long gone. Most got picked off by a fox since we let them free range. The people down the road are selling eggs for over 6 bucks a dozen and can’t keep them in stock. Alex took over the chicken coop as over flow storage for his mowers and snow blowers that he has to work on. Edited January 5, 2023 by WHGuy413 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,019 #25 Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 10:51 AM, Handy Don said: Amidst all the other news, you may have missed that farmers in the US had to cull millions of birds last year due to spreading of avian flu. Once the national chicken flock gets rebuilt, what do you think the chances for egg prices to return to 'normal' are? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
