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[Tinkrbl44]

Obviously, I'm missing something here ......

Egg prices have been rising, with no signs of stopping ... or even slowing down.

So .......  I'm at the grocery store today, and the current sale price for chickens and chicken parts are still 99 cents a pound!

If the EGGS cost more, why don't the CHICKENS cost more?   

[kindred cats]

I've thought the same thing.   Even though I don't buy chicken.

[haddon9]

Good question but I have no idea.

[SindyB]

Bird flu typically hits egg producing chickens much harder than chickens produced for meat. Think it has to do with the age of the chicken. Egg laying chickens must be more mature, and more prone to the disease.

[Nightowlz]

Shhhh Don't give them any ideas. I was talking to DH about that the other day. It makes no sense?

[shoekitty]

@Tinkrbl44   I know you live in Ca.  I am in norcal, and have never seen chicken for 99@lb.   I pay 4.99 and up. Bought a 5 lbs chicken at Traders for 17.80, thought I was doing good. 

[LdyBugz]

@Tinkrbl44   Good question, and something I never thought to ask!

According to multiple sources online, egg layers take longer to mature and start producing eggs, 4 to 5 months. Broilers for meat mature in 2 months.  So the broilers are quicker to replace if a flock is lost.

I guess this might be where the question "which came first, the chicken or the egg" may have started.  😀

[tansy]

Not what was asked but I just got in from Costco.  A carton of 24 eggs was 8.49.  Delivery was this morning and supply was running low.  Limit of 3 cartons.

Costco coffee in large container was up a few dollars.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@shoekitty wrote:

@Tinkrbl44   I know you live in Ca.  I am in norcal, and have never seen chicken for 99@lb.   I pay 4.99 and up. Bought a 5 lbs chicken at Traders for 17.80, thought I was doing good. 

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@shoekitty 

You must have Ralph's up there, right?   

Last week they had that regular buy one large package of chicken, get one free sale they have about once a month.  I got two packages of about 8 pounds total, for about six bucks, drumsticks and thighs.  I froze half of it. 

[Tinkrbl44]

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@LdyBugz wrote:

@Tinkrbl44   Good question, and something I never thought to ask!

According to multiple sources online, egg layers take longer to mature and start producing eggs, 4 to 5 months. Broilers for meat mature in 2 months.  So the broilers are quicker to replace if a flock is lost.

I guess this might be where the question "which came first, the chicken or the egg" may have started.  😀

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@LdyBugz 

Scientists have figured that one out.  I think I kept the article and will post it later.