Price of eggs
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$2.08 is €1.54
Fresh from the farm here €3.00 per dozen0 -
5.00 a dozen for non-gmo pastured fed eggs
2.00 a dozen from a local lady, they are pastured but not non GMO0 -
I used to buy the free-range natural eggs and paid anywhere from $4 and up. I didn't notice a big difference. Not worth the price, IMO.
Pretty sure the point of buying free-range eggs isn't about the taste, but about the ethics of how animals are raised. That's what makes it "worth the price." (Although, I often wonder how "free range" grocery store eggs with that label actually are--that's why I get mine from a farm.)
I disagree; truly free-range eggs are better tasting. Depending upon what the chickens are feeding on, the taste can be quite different. Look at the yolks in your farm-raised eggs and notice the deeper color if the girls are feeding on worms, bugs, and greens. This is a result of better feeding and typically translates to a heartier taste. I've read a lot of debates on the health factors present in free-range v. caged (both extremes of the spectrum) and can't tell if there is truly any dietary health advantage to eating the free-range over the caged, but I do prefer the flavor of my free-range eggs.
One time my husband talked me into buying those high-dollar eggs. I sure couldn't taste any difference. I quit shopping with him.0 -
I have my own hens~9 of them. My eggs are free.
They cost you chicken feed. :laugh:
Eggs and chicken prices are currently going up for some reason. Time to start eating more steak and pork?0 -
I rarely look at the cost of the food I put in my cart, if I need something I get it. Tonight I picked up a dozen eggs. When the heck did they jump to $2.08?!?!?!? Is this the going price these days?:ohwell:
I don't worry too much about the cost of eggs. I like to buy the free range eggs so I know I'm supporting the chickens who are allowed to roam around outside cages. I don't eat that many eggs.0 -
I don't know that free range organic eggs from the market are any better than the regular ones cause they aren't all that fresh anyway. If you can get eggs straight from the farmer though, it is amazing how much better a fresh egg is compared to any that are at the supermarket.0
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Pretty sure the point of buying free-range eggs isn't about the taste, but about the ethics of how animals are raised. That's what makes it "worth the price." (Although, I often wonder how "free range" grocery store eggs with that label actually are--that's why I get mine from a farm.)
Not very.
Free range, in the supermarket world, basically means the chicken has a tiny little area where it can walk and it isn't necessarily outside.0 -
The eggs are then bleached. It's a fascinating business.
all eggs should be dipped in bleach. Even farm ones. There is a fecal contact issue at hand. And this comes from a biologist who is an expert at such things.... we had a long conversation about this because my boss is extremely "clean" and into like hippy- gluten free- no processed stuff- and the secretary brings in her farm fresh eggs.... and co-worker says they definitely should be bleached...
boss clearly doesn't like this- but it's kind of a safety hazard.
This sounds nutty. First off you're not eating the shell. Second, you're probably going to cook the egg after cracking it. If anything, wash your hands after handling the egg but why the egg itself?0 -
Depends on where you live. I live in the south and we have an Aldi and I get my eggs from there for 1.28 a dozen. Sometimes they go on sale though at a grocery store that we have here called bi-lo and they are .99 a dozen. Usually when I see them on sale like that, I go and get 4 at a time (the store has a limit per day of 4) so I go and get 4 one day, then go the next day and get four more... This way I can stay stocked on eggs. Not sure how long eggs keep but at my house they go fast.....0
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I pay ~$4/dozen for eggs from a local farm where the chickens are pastured and able to forage. Delicious.
#EggSnob
Me too. If I'm going to eat meat/protein, I would rather splurge a little bit and just eat less. Happy chickens = delicious eggs.
Costco has some great brown/organic/free range eggs - it's either 18 or 24 for around $4-5 (in Houston).0 -
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This sounds nutty. First off you're not eating the shell. Second, you're probably going to cook the egg after cracking it. If anything, wash your hands after handling the egg but why the egg itself?
Look - this is what the hard core scientist guy says- who knows about such things- it's his profession- he deals with contaminants on a daily basis. No one is saying you HAVE TO DO IT- but it's a good kitchen practice.
You're still touching it. and fecal content is present which means it can wind up in your food. And washing it doesn't kill fecal content.
And for those of you who are so concerned about the bleach- you're kidding yourselves if you think you don't consume it anyway.. if you drink water anywhere outside of well water- you drink bleach. It's used to reduce the fecal content in water from water treatment facilities- I'd personally rather deal with some residual bleach than fecal matter.
Seriously.
Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
I'm all about living in the dirt and just surviving- I grew up on a farm- I'm NOT a germ-a-phobe.... I've eaten my fair share of dirt bugs and crap living on a farm with 15 horses- but the reality is... bleach > fecal matter. It's science... not voodoo magic.0 -
I have my own hens~9 of them. My eggs are free.
They cost you chicken feed. :laugh:
Eggs and chicken prices are currently going up for some reason. Time to start eating more steak and pork?
People leave out so much in calculating the cost of their eggs. So, everyone includes feed, but the coup? You had to make that or buy one or something. Your time is worth something: opportunity cost, for sure. Someone mentioned lighting in the winter. There are actually quite a bit more costs than just feed. And, I would venture to guess that about 98% of people who have chickens would find it more economical to buy eggs from the store. But, that's assuming you could be earning more money doing something else with your time than the benefit you get from taking care of chickens. This is why division of labor is awesome and it works well.
Just making a joke...chicken feed...known for costing next to nothing..opposite of arm and a leg...am I so old that people don't understand the reference anymore?
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Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
Actually I would.
That chemical designed to KILL bacteria can also KILL you or give you a debilitating disease.
After a friend of mine, who is all of 55, became incredibly sick from using oil based paint (long story) in a matter of a few years and is now on oxygen and is allergic to everything to the point where she can't even go for a walk outside in the winter because of the smoke from wood stoves I prefer to stay away from using toxic chemicals let alone washing my food in them.0 -
Cook the egg - This kills the bacteria.0
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Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
Actually I would.
That chemical designed to KILL bacteria can also KILL you or give you a debilitating disease.
After a friend of mine, who is all of 55, became incredibly sick from using oil based paint (long story) in a matter of a few years and is now on oxygen and is allergic to everything to the point where she can't even go for a walk outside in the winter because of the smoke from wood stoves I prefer to stay away from using toxic chemicals let alone washing my food in them.
You eat the shell?0 -
$2.39/dozen for "regular" eggs in Rhode Island (Stop & Shop) or $3.99-$4.99/dozen for cage-free organic free range types.0
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Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
Actually I would.
That chemical designed to KILL bacteria can also KILL you or give you a debilitating disease.
After a friend of mine, who is all of 55, became incredibly sick from using oil based paint (long story) in a matter of a few years and is now on oxygen and is allergic to everything to the point where she can't even go for a walk outside in the winter because of the smoke from wood stoves I prefer to stay away from using toxic chemicals let alone washing my food in them.
dip in bleach
kill fecal matter
let dry... no more bleach. dries and evaporates and you now have no fecal matter and no bleach.
crack egg
cook egg
enjoy egg
you aren't swirling the egg itself in the bleach.
and working around oil based paint is a completely different ball of wax- I used to paint- the fumes can be overwhelming- It's not even remotely close to the same scale as dipping some eggs in bleach.
Look I don't care- clearly you are grown *kitten* adults and clearly it isn't the end of the world if you don't- humans have survived fine without it- but it's a good idea to do it.
I don't care one way or the other- I buy store bought- tortured coped up eggs. someone already did it for me.0 -
Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
Actually I would.
That chemical designed to KILL bacteria can also KILL you or give you a debilitating disease.
After a friend of mine, who is all of 55, became incredibly sick from using oil based paint (long story) in a matter of a few years and is now on oxygen and is allergic to everything to the point where she can't even go for a walk outside in the winter because of the smoke from wood stoves I prefer to stay away from using toxic chemicals let alone washing my food in them.
You eat the shell?
Eggactly. Sorry, couldn't resist. Anyhow, the answer is probably somewhere in between the two sides. It sounds like the cleaning of eggs is done primarily for the consumers visual benefit.
http://www.wellfedhomestead.com/should-you-wash-your-chickens-eggs0 -
I pay ~$4/dozen for eggs from a local farm where the chickens are pastured and able to forage. Delicious.
#EggSnob
Same here. I really wish I could keep my own chickens.0 -
Little bleach- or a little poop. really? you're rather consume the toxic waste from a living animal than a a little chemical designed to KILL bacteria.
Actually I would.
That chemical designed to KILL bacteria can also KILL you or give you a debilitating disease.
After a friend of mine, who is all of 55, became incredibly sick from using oil based paint (long story) in a matter of a few years and is now on oxygen and is allergic to everything to the point where she can't even go for a walk outside in the winter because of the smoke from wood stoves I prefer to stay away from using toxic chemicals let alone washing my food in them.
dip in bleach
kill fecal matter
let dry... no more bleach. dries and evaporates and you now have no fecal matter and no bleach.
crack egg
cook egg
enjoy egg
you aren't swirling the egg itself in the bleach.
and working around oil based paint is a completely different ball of wax- I used to paint- the fumes can be overwhelming- It's not even remotely close to the same scale as dipping some eggs in bleach.
Look I don't care- clearly you are grown *kitten* adults and clearly it isn't the end of the world if you don't- humans have survived fine without it- but it's a good idea to do it.
I don't care one way or the other- I buy store bought- tortured coped up eggs. someone already did it for me.
Crack egg into hot pan. Any germs that touch egg insides get killed by hot pan. Wash hands. This good idea anyway since even clean egg inside can have salmonella. Also take prozac so not worry so much about eggs. Just enjoy life and eggs.0 -
Anyone looking for the cheapest egg prices they can find, I invite to watch videos on factory farms and factory eggs. Those chicks live miserable, miserable short lives laid from chickens who live equally miserable lives. All you need to do is Google it. You'd be disgusted. Eggs from locally, pastured chickens is the only way to go. The yokes are richer and creamier and the flavor doesn't compare.
I've had farm fresh eggs from my in-laws (back when they had hens, which was a few years ago), and I've had grocery store eggs that are cheap as dirt (.69 cents/dozen at my local Aldis). I honestly can't taste the difference. As far as the torture, well ... at the risk of sounding like an *kitten*, so be it. I live paycheck to paycheck, and groceries take a HUGE bite out of it as is. I'm not paying $3/dozen or more for locally pastured chickens. My needs come WAY before theirs.0 -
I was wondering the same thing when and why did eggs go up in price 1 dz of regular eggs is going for $3.39 in Long Beach, CA0
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Anyone looking for the cheapest egg prices they can find, I invite to watch videos on factory farms and factory eggs. Those chicks live miserable, miserable short lives laid from chickens who live equally miserable lives. All you need to do is Google it. You'd be disgusted. Eggs from locally, pastured chickens is the only way to go. The yokes are richer and creamier and the flavor doesn't compare.
I've had farm fresh eggs from my in-laws (back when they had hens, which was a few years ago), and I've had grocery store eggs that are cheap as dirt (.69 cents/dozen at my local Aldis). I honestly can't taste the difference. As far as the torture, well ... at the risk of sounding like an *kitten*, so be it. I live paycheck to paycheck, and groceries take a HUGE bite out of it as is. I'm not paying $3/dozen or more for locally pastured chickens. My needs come WAY before theirs.
You are really lucky to be able to get grocery eggs that are that inexpensive. Even with a good sale the ones at my grocery store are expensive.0 -
I have a backyard flock of 10 hens, They're free range during the day, although this time of year there isn't much to forage here in WI. A 50# sack of feed is $15, which lasts 2 weeks. During that time I average 84 eggs. That's roughly 18 cents per egg, or $2.16 per dozen. not counting any other input costs such as coop bedding, lighting, electricity, egg cartons, or even the cost of the coop and raising the hens to a point where they start laying.
The coop itself was over $600 to build, so breaking even will take a long time.
I charge $2 per dozen, but will need to increase that with next year's chicks to $3 just to even think of breaking even..
I wish the HOA didn't prohibit this...but admit it would be kind of odd in the subdivision.
And while I like a good bargain, you're not charging enough for your eggs. $4, at least.
Agreed; I'd be willing to spend that much on eggs if they were coming from a local farmer!
I also agree, I pay $5 for the local free range ones I get. Every time I crack one in the pan I'm still surprised at the colour and taste difference.
They really do taste so much better when they're fresh and local. A family friend used to give us eggs from his hens for free; sometimes they were smaller than what you'd find at the store, but you couldn't beat the taste or quality.0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.0
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I rarely look at the cost of the food I put in my cart, if I need something I get it. Tonight I picked up a dozen eggs. When the heck did they jump to $2.08?!?!?!? Is this the going price these days?:ohwell:
Here In Mexico one kilo /2.2 pounds of eggs which are about 16 eggs are sold for the equivalent of US$ 3.- . The price is fixed by the government. Those are ordinary super market eggs. Others are much more expensive. The other sad fact is that people on average earn about 20% of what people in the US earn. A school teacher earns around 500-600 dollars a month and in the country side much less.
Statistically speaking the normal American spends 13% of their disposable income on food, while many other countries spend around 30% plus of their income on food. I know it's a shock to you, but you Americans are envied for your very low food prices by many.0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
Actually you're not eating their babies. The eggs have not been fertilized by a rooster. All you're eating is an egg.0 -
Crack egg into hot pan. Any germs that touch egg insides get killed by hot pan. Wash hands. This good idea anyway since even clean egg inside can have salmonella. Also take prozac so not worry so much about eggs. Just enjoy life and eggs.
I'm not bent at all- but it's science. It's not something I'm making up- its' a reality.
You are clearly free to do as you will- and like I already stated- I buy commercially prepared eggs- I don't care.
<does not miss the irony in people saying they would rather eat poop than ingest some bleach prescribing chemical mood altering drugs>0 -
agreed...lol some people have money to blow, but im not one of them..regardless, you are eating their babies so just because marketing has made you think that your somewhat better because you only eat the babies of chickens who are treated well is idiotic...Im not believing the hype, they taste the same to me too.
Some of us have pointed out that taste ISN'T the important part. They taste the same to me, too.
I don't just eat the babies--I also eat the chickens themselves! Yum, chickens! And yeah, ethically, if I'm taking a life I'd like to show some respect for it, and for the human beings who work in the food industry. And, like, the planet. Sorry.
I don't have money to blow. So I don't eat huge amounts of eggs and meat. I eat what I can afford to.0
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