Eggs

[elkhound]

60 count is $22 here

 

[Mountain trapper]

Just stopped at the store in town. Eggs were $9.39 dozen or $14.00 for 18.

 

[havasu]

Our eggs are $9 a dozen for medium eggs, with a 2 box limit.

 

[Mountain trapper]

What is going on to cause eggs to get up so high?

 

[Pearl]

What is going on to cause eggs to get up so high?

The bird flu

 

[Patchouli]

I have a thank you store card and got my large dozen this afternoon for $1.97.

 

[Mountain trapper]

The bird flu

All of our hens are healthy, none have colds or flus.

 

[Pearl]

All of our hens are healthy, none have colds or flus.

Not according to the government!! All your birds are sick and you will get the bird flu AND monkey pox!! Now go pay $1000 for safe eggs!!

 

[OldSchool]

I recently paid $5.79 for 18 eggs, regular price, not on sale.

I figured that was pretty good, especially with Michigan's new Cage-Free law: The new law targets businesses that sell to consumers, outlawing those companies from knowingly selling eggs from hens that were confined in a way that violates cage-free standards. The requirement does not apply to farms with less than 3,000 egg-laying hens.
https://www.fox17online.com/news/lo...uire-eggs-come-from-cage-free-systems-in-2025

 

[Mountain trapper]

Good thing our hens are laying right through the winter. We're getting enough that we're giving some away.

 

[Amish Heart]

We are, too. Even the dog gets a raw egg a day

 

[elkhound]

right before this bird flu crap got pulled on us...guess what a 60 count box was...just guess...yep $3.75...there was a glutt of eggs on the market...soooo...industry and govt fixed that...lets kill chickens !!

i dont want dirt cheap as farmer needs to make a living...but dang...highest i seen was $24 or $27 during this bs.

 

[Patchouli]

We are, too. Even the dog gets a raw egg a day

I tried giving our dog a raw egg on her kibble a few months ago. She said no.

right before this bird flu crap got pulled on us...guess what a 60 count box was...just guess...yep $3.75...there was a glutt of eggs on the market...soooo...industry and govt fixed that...lets kill chickens !!

i dont want dirt cheap as farmer needs to make a living...but dang...highest i seen was $24 or $27 during this bs.

I’ve wondered how the heirloom egg sellers are doing. We were marveling here a couple years ago about the sellers of the fancy colorful eggs getting $5 a dozen!

 

[Amish Heart]

Mine are fancy colors, too. Dark brown, blue, and green. Light brown, too. I don't have any white egg layers.
Our dog doesn't like it on his dry food. He likes it by itself in a bowl.

 

[Mountain trapper]

This should be a good incentive for everyone to get at least a few laying hens.
Our dog gets an egg a day too. The wife cooks up our excess eggs and feeds them back to the hens.
This reminds me, we need to get our order in for meat chick's for June delivery.

 

[havasu]

The wife cooks up our excess eggs and feeds them back to the hens.

Why does this seem so wrong? Are there chances that the birds could start eating their own eggs?

 

[Mountain trapper]

Why does this seem so wrong? Are there chances that the birds could start eating their own eggs?

If the eggs are cooked first the hens don't seem to associate them with fresh eggs.

 

[Amish Heart]

Why does this seem so wrong? Are there chances that the birds could start eating their own eggs?

You could also save your egg shells, powder them or crush well, and feed them back to the chickens for calcium

 

[poltiregist]

My thinking- chickens unlike many homestead critters can basically feed themselves scratching around for ticks and other bugs as well eating plants . Many critters need feed , hay and such . I do indeed feed my chickens and feed them well , way beyond what most chickens get for food . However this going to a feed store to get critter food may " soon " be a thing in history . This thinking is why I got rid of my milk goats as I didn't have enough food for them , without going to a feed store and buying food for their survival . I think in the terms of life after S.H.T.F. such as the aftermath and subsequent years of life without fuel for fetching feed from stores or for that matter even there being a store to obtain food for critters - or to a grocery store for my household consumption . I have prepared for a pre -fossil fuel , medieval type of lifestyle .

 

[joel]

Got dozen free with coupon & 18 pack for $3.89.

 

[havasu]

You could also save your egg shells, powder them or crush well, and feed them back to the chickens for calcium

When I had chickens, we use to add egg shells into their diets, but it was just much easier to add store bought calcium. We were told to never offer them any egg byproduct (omelets, fried eggs) because they would associate it and begin eating their own eggs. I don't think my people really knew, but just guessed.

 

[elkhound]

My thinking- chickens unlike many homestead critters can basically feed themselves scratching around for ticks and other bugs as well eating plants . Many critters need feed , hay and such . I do indeed feed my chickens and feed them well , way beyond what most chickens get for food . However this going to a feed store to get critter food may " soon " be a thing in history . This thinking is why I got rid of my milk goats as I didn't have enough food for them , without going to a feed store and buying food for their survival . I think in the terms of life after S.H.T.F. such as the aftermath and subsequent years of life without fuel for fetching feed from stores or for that matter even there being a store to obtain food for critters or to a grocery store for my household consumption . I have prepared for a pre -fossil fuel , medieval type of lifestyle .

just turn them into the briar patch eating machines they are...and be satisfied with whatever the milk production you get from a few milkers.

 

[Mountain trapper]

My thinking- chickens unlike many homestead critters can basically feed themselves scratching around for ticks and other bugs as well eating plants . Many critters need feed , hay and such . I do indeed feed my chickens and feed them well , way beyond what most chickens get for food . However this going to a feed store to get critter food may " soon " be a thing in history . This thinking is why I got rid of my milk goats as I didn't have enough food for them , without going to a feed store and buying food for their survival . I think in the terms of life after S.H.T.F. such as the aftermath and subsequent years of life without fuel for fetching feed from stores or for that matter even there being a store to obtain food for critters or to a grocery store for my household consumption . I have prepared for a pre -fossil fuel , medieval type of lifestyle .

They can't feed themselves when there's 3 or 4 feet of snow on the ground. Even during summer we need to feed ours. I keep our hens in a run of about 1/4 acre in size due to predators. They quickly have that down to bare dirt. Our meat chickens have their own coop with a small run. I don't like free range meat chickens. We tried that one year and ended up giving away the meat. I'm contemplating growing some grains and making our own chicken feeds.