They had to make chicken cages bigger because of a stupid California law. That may have resulted in some increase... Not sure when it took effect. I think I’m going to start buying eggs from the neighbors stand.
Up until this past summer it was against county ordinances to have animals in a residential area ‘that are normally found on a farm’. This was passed way back in the 80’s to stop people wit Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs from having them as pets in populated areas.
But they rescinded part of that ordinance to allow people to have chickens, hens only, no roosters, because the cost of eggs was sky high..................