[Rodneysblue]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Some reporting, I don’t even see how many chickens died.

As far as expensive eggs, the clueless could do what we have done all of our lives. Turn to other sources of protein and use as few eggs as possible until prices recover and they will. Of course, one could farm with their own hens.

Gee, I wish I had a Courtyard Villa. I could have chickens in the backyard. 😜🤣😂😉

[Dantes]

I know people in Pennsylvania that own chicken farms. They were almost wiped out from the flu. Now they have another problem and they are not alone. Chickens are not laying eggs they are looking into the chicken food to see if the formula was changed it’s far from being over

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by Dantes

I know people in Pennsylvania that own chicken farms. They were almost wiped out from the flu. Now they have another problem and they are not alone. Chickens are not laying eggs they are looking into the chicken food to see if the formula was changed it’s far from being over

My friends I buy eggs from only use a special feed formula that they drive 2 hours where they grind fresh per order. All other feed has been bagged for who knows how long. There is such a big difference in fresh than store bought.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by Rodneysblue

Gee, I wish I had a Courtyard Villa. I could have chickens in the backyard. 😜🤣😂😉

You go for it, that’s if you have any farming skills, don’t mind the smell of chicken **** and shoveling it. Don’t forget the predators, they can be a real nuisance.

[coleprice]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

Firefighters Continue to Assess Damage After Large Fire at Bozrah Egg Farm – NBC Connecticut

Lets pile on it on when there one theory, and keep exploiting it. .
-competitors

Multiple farms that sell chickens reported that their chickens have stopped laying eggs, so they don't have any for sale. Apparently there is something in chicken feed that stops chickens from laying eggs. If you have chickens that don't lay eggs, feed them goat feed or a rice and pinto bean mix because it seems anything made as chicken feed stops chickens from laying eggs. Chickens fed other forms of feed will be able to lay eggs.

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by Aces4

Some reporting, I don’t even see how many chickens died.

As far as expensive eggs, the clueless could do what we have done all of our lives. Turn to other sources of protein and use as few eggs as possible until prices recover and they will. Of course, one could farm with their own hens.

Prices will not come back down to where they were (just like gasoline, natural gas, etc)

Inflation in the West is just starting.

A dozen eggs in Russia are about $1.80, same as last year. And gas prices keep falling.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Geodyssey

Prices will not come back down to where they were (just like gasoline, natural gas, etc)

Inflation in the West is just starting.

A dozen eggs in Russia are about $1.80, same as last year. And gas prices keep falling.

With the cheap eggs and gas, you can also have free conscription to die in the "Special Military Operation."
A lot more fodder will be needed for the Spring Offensive.
But what the heck, people have always been the cheapest commodity to the Russian elite!

[Geodyssey]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

With the cheap eggs and gas, you can also have free conscription to die in the "Special Military Operation."
A lot more fodder will be needed for the Spring Offensive.
But what the heck, people have always been the cheapest commodity to the Russian elite!

Should the USA put boots on the ground in the ukraine? "Ace" McCain would have.

[thelegges]

Originally Posted by Aces4

You go for it, that’s if you have any farming skills, don’t mind the smell of chicken **** and shoveling it. Don’t forget the predators, they can be a real nuisance.

You must have had a huge coop to have to shovel sh**. Family had coops growing up, all droppings went to a trough like system, emptied very efficiently. As did the feeding system. Small city coop with only 20 chickens, so very little work, until you need one for Sunday company dinner.

[Aces4]

Originally Posted by thelegges

You must have had a huge coop to have to shovel sh**. Family had coops growing up, all droppings went to a trough like system, emptied very efficiently. As did the feeding system. Small city coop with only 20 chickens, so very little work, until you need one for Sunday company dinner.

Chicken **** and pig **** are so odiferous and I’m curious as to how “a trough” solved all the issues.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by lpkruege1

Are you suggesting you would raise them in your Linai? Just asking. Between the smell, rats, and mice,,, but then again it would solve the problem of using chemicals on the lawn as fertilizer. The lawn will really green up after cleaning out the coop, I mean Linai. Then there's the fly issue. But they'll keep the gecko problem in check, bugs too. I don't remember seeing anything in the compact, so you should be good to go.

Wait a few weeks and maybe we can steal some of the wild ducks' and geese' eggs. Or raise pet turtles in the lanai.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

At our age, don't you wonder what's next to raises and announce a shortage of something.
Either there's to many people in the world putting a demand food products or the whole world's going to hell.

Good, now I am NOT the only one that sees that population and over-population of the world can cause problems. According to a wise man centuries ago .........wars and pestilence keep control of the population. We have a war that so far involves 2 countries in ACTIVE combat, but a lot of supporting characters / countries........dangerous. And the US had its share of pestilence, with over 1 MILLION dead. And now we have BIRD pestilence probably caused by excessive chicken and turkey density (to the point of animal cruelty)(as opposed to free-ranging).
.......And what's next? - mad cow disease and pig disease. Maybe as some suggested, it MIGHT be time to re-evaluate and try a little MODERATION - Beyond Meat, eaten once every 2 weeks, tastes good and could HELP the situation.
........Man's inhumanity to their fellow man and GREED to acquire territory (not needed in Russia's case) may lead the whole world down some nasty rabbit hole.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Excellent graphic. Thanx.

One has to wonder though, just what is too much? Back in 1965, that fifty cents we paid a local farmer per dozen eggs would be $4.46 today. I don't know what we spent for milk back then but with five kids growing up in the wilds of northern Minnesota it must have been substantial. Milk came from the same farmer who supplied the community with eggs. If we got there early enough in the day the milk would still be warm from the cow. Freshness was never a problem. Most everything was locally sourced: beef came from a farmer who raised Hereford cattle. A pig or two in the fall went in large part for ham and bacon, which we mostly made ourselves, and the leftover pork scraps and fat, together with a whole deer, meant 150 - 200 lbs. of sausage. I don't ever remember mom buying potatoes at the grocery store. We raised our own; and enough potatoes to feed a family of seven for a year is a whole lot of potatoes. Not one of my fonder memories though...those were the days before gasoline-powered garden tillers so everything--weeding, tilling, hilling, more weeding, more tilling, finally harvesting--was done by hand. To say nothing of the wild blueberries, raspberries, and cranberries that we picked in the fall so mom could turn them into the best jam and sauce on the planet.

We might pay more per capita for our food today, but really not very much more. We're paying not just for the food but for the middlemen; packaging, shipping, etc., as well--things that back in the day were not an issue. What we gain is convenience. We pay $4.50 per dozen eggs but don't have to clean the coop. That Christmas ham that looks so nice in the cooler at Publix is quick, convenient and delicious; but we don't have to butcher the pig, cut up the meat, soak the hams in brine for a month and then smoke it ourselves. We eat as good if not better today than 50 or 75 years ago, and our "labor" consists of filling the cart, paying at checkout, and complaining about the prices. We're not hoeing potatoes for four hours under a hot August sun.

Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't have traded my experiences growing up for anything. We learned a lot more than just gardening and butchering. But, on balance food-wise, Americans today have it better than ever.

All true. But, one downside is that many Americans eat too much junk food, which you did NOT have to worry about. The US is the most overweight society, I believe.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Dantes

I know people in Pennsylvania that own chicken farms. They were almost wiped out from the flu. Now they have another problem and they are not alone. Chickens are not laying eggs they are looking into the chicken food to see if the formula was changed it’s far from being over

Probably NOT free ranging, so MAYBE nature DID go on strike!

[Michael G.]

Now we can't eat smoked dog meat and say it taste like chicken.....
Sorry, I need to take my meds now!