We've Got Eggs...Again! Yay!
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
January 17, 2025 7:34pm CST
Yes, the chickens are coming out of their molt and we have eggs again, finally! This year the molt ended earlier than usual for my flock. They usually don't start laying again until March and one year it was April before they started laying again.
For those of you that don't know, hens stop laying eggs or slow drastically down when they start molting (loss of feathers and new ones grow in) in the Fall. I am happy to have fresh eggs for breakfast again!
For a good week now, I have been collecting eggs from 1-5 a day. I noticed one day I had a small egg, which would be from the new Cinnamon Queen chicks that I got last summer. They are now of egg laying age.
I didn't have to worry about buying eggs on my last shopping trip as I have an 18 count carton of eggs collected in my refrigerator. I am hoping that the winter blast next week does not confuse the girls and they continue laying. I can't wait for the time change, so that they can get back to normal with their laying.
Are egg prices starting to down in your supermarket? The cheapest I have seen them in my area was at Aldi's for $2.49 a dozen.
Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan 25
I'll have to look up egg prices for Walmart. I haven't bought any because George hasn't wanted any.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
18 Jan 25
@kaylachan Nope, not at all. That's when I'm glad that I have chickens!
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@kaylachan (84699)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan 25
@kareng wow, that's not cheep.
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@moffittjc (128830)
• Gainesville, Florida
18 Jan 25
I never knew that chickens molted! But that would make perfect sense as they grow and age.
You are so lucky to have your own flock to provide a source of eggs, especially in this current state of egg shortages and high prices!
I've noticed the eggs in my local area are hit or miss. The shelves are either stocked full or completely empty. It's always one extreme or another. My daughter bought a dozen eggs yesterday, I'll have to ask her how much she paid for them.
Are you worried about your chickens catching that bird flu that is devastating the market right now?
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
19 Jan 25
@moffittjc Yes and scary that it can be passed to humans! I am going to go back to hatching eggs this spring vs. buying new chicks to add to the flock, just for that reason.
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@moffittjc (128830)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jan 25
@kareng Oh goodness, I hope you (and your chickens) are safe from catching that bird flu. It's crazy how it's been spreading so fast around the world.
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@moffittjc (128830)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Jan 25
@kareng I know, I think it's crazy that these bird flus can be caught by humans so easily. To me that's crazy!
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@wolfgirl569 (135581)
• Marion, Ohio
18 Jan 25
I haven't looked in the stores for a couple of weeks but they were still up when I did
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
19 Jan 25
@wolfgirl569 Me either. I did notice tonight in a quick run through grocery store in town that the eggs were down to $3.99 a dz. there. That is a good sign. They were higher than Walmart before.
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@porwest (112764)
• United States
18 Jan 25
Yep. I saw them at Aldi at $2.49 as well. I didn't buy any as I have some left that I got the last time at Ruler for $2.19. I am hoping by the time I need them I can get them for around that. $2.49 is still a painful price, but I have slowly been giving in a little bit.
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@porwest (112764)
• United States
21 Jan 25
@kareng I think prices may come down at some point as well. Probably not as low as I would like to see them return to. But any break would be nice.
As for that woman, it's terrible. It's newsworthy. But I mean, until it were to become a huge thing? I'm not worried about it.
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@porwest (112764)
• United States
26 Jan 25
@kareng To some extent this is true. But I do believe that people eventually reach a breaking point. Even back in the Obama days when gas prices were tickling $5 a gallon, we suddenly go reports of MAJOR pullbacks in gas usage. People found a way to avoid driving.
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Have a good day!
@snowy22315 (208751)
• United States
18 Jan 25
Good deal at Aldi. I bought them at the local market here for 4.49.
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Jan 25
Last time I ordered groceries I didn't buy eggs since I like to get 18 and those cost $6 but next month I'll take another look,
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jan 25
Eggs are high here, $6 and up for a dozen. I've not bought any since Christmas and that was because I made cookies and such for gifts.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
18 Jan 25
That's the range we had around Christmas. They have come down a little bit, but I won't pay that for "old" eggs or white eggs from chickens housed in crates with too many others. Plus the store bought eggs do not taste near as good as fresh eggs. So keeping my girls! I bought some at Thanksgiving for desserts but only because I had to!
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
18 Jan 25
@kareng I get some fresh eggs but that's not been for a month or more.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
18 Jan 25
@andriaperry I bet you prefer them to store bought eggs also?
@FourWalls (86579)
• United States
18 Jan 25
I’m allergic to eggs, so I couldn’t tell you the price.
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@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Jan 25
$4.99 a dozen for my eggs yesterday. Has your feed price gone up? Do they still sell feed in 50 pound bags? At one point when I had hens it looked like the feed store guys were starting to get unhappy about toting 50 pound bags.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
18 Jan 25
No feed has come down a bit, but not to pre-Covid prices. Feed was $12.99 a sack before Covid and went up to as high as $16.99 a bag for 16% protein feed. It has come down to $14.99 a sack and I imagine it will stay at that level. The higher protein feed that I give during molt is $16.99 a sack. And all still in 50# sacks.
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@Dena91 (17029)
• United States
18 Jan 25
Eggs went up in our area, $6.59 for a dozen and a half. When I bought some before this week, I paid $5,39.
Towards the end of last year, I noticed if I bought eggs at the beginning of the month, they were cheaper than at the end of the month. Same with milk.
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