Now We Seem to Have Conspiracy Theories About Egg Production

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I like eggs So many delicious dishes can be fixed with eggs. How about ham and eggs? Or quiche? A nice omelet or tasty egg salad? There is a lot to be said about eggs. But lately, the price of a dozen of the little gems has skyrocketed. A Grade A dozen eggs in U.S. cities has seen a huge raise of 137% from a year ago. In December the price of eggs was an average of $4.25 which is up $1.79 from a year ago. The reason given is a shortage of eggs. In my usual wandering around the internet, I am even finding that there are conspiracy theories about the reason for the shortage. Most of the reasoning from the Department of Agriculture is that is a "highly pathogenic Avian influenza" which has killed millions of chickens across the country. So with the shortage comes a sizeable price hike. Now that sounds normal. But there are stories on Facebook and Twitter of chicken feed being tampered with and causing chickens to no longer lay eggs. There is a Tik Tok video that claims RNA is being added to the feed. (RNA is a naturally occurring nucleic acid that is found in all living cells) There is no proof that this synthetic version of RNA is being put in chicken feed. There is a normal decline in egg laying during the winter months. I am wondering if this decline in egg-laying may have to do with our bizarre weather patterns over the last few years. Could there be a change in the production of the feed? Why would anyone put something in the feed? What are your thoughts on this issue?