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[Kitty Galore]

My cousin and her husband own a dairy farm close to where we live , we live in a rural area. Besides the cows they also have chickens , and horses . We go riding often in the warmer months . We get fresh from the hen eggs whenever we want . They are so much more delicious then the ones we used to buy at the market. The yolks are almost orange so some may not want to bake with them if baking something light , but it doesn't matter to me I will. It was never because of cost till now though .. I've noticed some are getting there own chickens for eggs . If zoned for it maybe it's a good idea , a lot of work though .

[Carmie]

I bought 2 dozen eggs today at Costco.  They were 6.90.  That is $3.45 a dozen.  Not too bad a price.

[jonbon]

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@Carmie wrote:

I bought 2 dozen eggs today at Costco.  They were 6.90.  That is $3.45 a dozen.  Not too bad a price.

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Two weeks later …

I bought two dozen eggs at Costco today. They were $5.99 ($3 per dozen), and the supply was plentiful. (Actually, I purchased two "cartons" of two dozen, the limit at my Costco.)

[Sooner]

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@icezeus wrote:

I just cannot get worked up about this. Do I enjoy eggs from time to time yes, but I put this in the same bucket as wants and not needs.

The baby formula shortage (Need) Infants were at risk. 

Toilet Paper shortage (Need) 

Eggs  (Want)

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@icezeus They are a need and a must here.  We would skip a lot of things before we quit eggs.  

[4kitties]

Got some today at Costco.  $7.59 for 2 dozen large brown.  I think the whites were something like $6.39 for two dozen.

[patbz]

Yesterday bought a pack of 60 eggs at WM for $14 and then bought 2 heavy duty 18 count plastic cartons from Amazon.  We are a family of 3 but use eggs everyday for baking or breakfast.  This egg crisis will end but the prices will remain higher than "the good old days".

[4kitties]

One of my daughters has chickens.  But they are a lot of work and it seems all other animals prey on chickens too.  Despite a very secure chicken coop.  

The fresh eggs she shares with us are delicious!  

[jonbon]

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@patbz wrote:

Yesterday bought a pack of 60 eggs at WM for $14 and then bought 2 heavy duty 18 count plastic cartons from Amazon.  We are a family of 3 but use eggs everyday for baking or breakfast.  This egg crisis will end but the prices will remain higher than "the good old days".

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Higher than the good old days, perhaps, but you got a very good price.

[gertrudecloset]

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@RedTop wrote:

@JoyFilled Warrior 

Different breeds of chickens lay different colored eggs.  The taste difference in any egg is based on what the chickens are fed.  

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I never knew this.  You just taught me something new @RedTop .

In addition, I have heard that people that live in States closest to the Mexican border are smuggling cartons of raw eggs.  To my understanding, it is illegal and if caught the punishment far outweighs the crime.

[sunshine45]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@RedTop wrote:

@JoyFilled Warrior 

Different breeds of chickens lay different colored eggs.  The taste difference in any egg is based on what the chickens are fed.  

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I never knew this.  You just taught me something new @RedTop .

In addition, I have heard that people that live in States closest to the Mexican border are smuggling cartons of raw eggs.  To my understanding, it is illegal and if caught the punishment far outweighs the crime.

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via NPR

Bringing poultry, including chickens, and other animals, including their byproducts, such as eggs, into the United States is prohibited, according to CPB.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture also forbids travelers from bringing eggs — with the exception of egg shells and moon cakes, in certain instances — from other countries because of certain health risks.

Eggs from Mexico have been prohibited by USDA since 2012, "based on the diagnosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry."