Posted on 11/26/2024 8:08:20 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
And the price of feeding chickens has risen the same. So unless you need a lot of eggs and the extra labor it is about the same price as buying them from the store.
That’s the best one I’ve seen so far! :)
We buy eggs from Kroger. This year they have fluctuated from $5.49/18 eggs down to $2.99/18 eggs. The price moves up and down depending on Krogers sales.
My daughter lives in southern IL and she said that eggs there are $4 a dozen at Aldi.
We got chicks this past spring and they are now mature enough and have been laying really well. We cut down on feed expenses for them by:
Free Ranging
Expiring feed we get for free from a friend who owns a pet supply store
Food scraps that WERE going to the compost now go to ‘the girls’
Just bought layer mash on sale at 10% off this week - also a mix of crushed corn (still cheap!) and layer mash works just fine
But, having raised laying hens in the past in a big way (50 or so in each flock) for egg sales, it’s a fine ‘profit line’ for ANY animal you’re raising yourself.
We also raise a beef steer every 18 months. Again, money saved by pasturing them all spring through fall, then we only need to ‘finish’ them (hay and bagged grains) in the winter months before they go to ‘the spa’ the following spring. ;)
Where the Cost of Eggs Is Highest
As evidenced by the price data, some states are more expensive than others when it comes to what you’ll pay for a dozen eggs on average. In descending order, here are the 10 states that had the highest cost overall for a dozen eggs:
• Hawaii
• Florida
• Alabama
• Nevada
• California
• Arizona
• Georgia
• Wyoming
• Maine
• Colorado
In each of those states, shoppers paid $5.70 or more on average for a dozen eggs. Hawaii is the most expensive state to buy eggs, with the average cost of a dozen eggs nearing $10.
https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/average-cost-of-a-dozen-eggs/
I remember my Grandma saying the ONLY time she ever spanked my Dad was when he was a toddler and threw a number of precious eggs (this was during the Depression) under their icebox.
I agree, if you have the natural resources or a cheap source it is still worth it.
Lower fuel costs will bring down delivery costs for our food and should initiate some of our costs coming down before December.
imo
Tell me how “inflation is down” when eggs are $4-5 per dozen...
Its insane anyone ever thought Kamala could win
Everything is more expensive
Precisely
Bought eggs each of the last two weeks at Aldi in Florida.
First week they were $3.54
This last week they were $3.85.
No where near $5.70. They could be that at Publix or one of the boutique shops, I suppose.
I’m getting stronger as I get older. I can now lift $100 worth of groceries with one hand.
We keep a flock of chickens at our house, between 12-20. We lose one here and there to a coyotes or foxes. I don’t know why more people don’t keep chickens. They’re very easy to care for. We track and weigh the eggs we get by color and size. We’ve collected over 10,000 eggs since we started. They are so delicious too, way better than store-bought. I have 3 boys and they eat a ton of eggs. My oldest probably ate 3 a day throughout high school. As a football, wrestling and rugby player this was great protein.
Know before you go.
$4/dozen at HEB over the weekend here in Central Texas.
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