And if you are an independent egg vendor you have to submit a 1099 form with your taxes. Coincidence?
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The cheapest I can find atm are 2.1 euros for a 12 pack of store brand eggs, 0.175 per egg. Eu.
Edit to add: imo the only relevant comparison is comparing the cheapest with the cheapest available chicken eggs. If you add in branding, location, ... Then you're no longer comparing eggs, but rather cost of living & marketing.
2nd edit: perchery, medium size.
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Looks like I need to fly out to Denver to save some money on eggs.
I regret not making friends with the neighbors who owned chickens. They're sitting on bird gold.
Time to start raising chickens.
Already started. We have a coop about ready, my wife has experience, we're semi-rural, about set. Only thing, I want them free range and I'm not sure about the wildlife.
Haven't seen a fox in ages. The local coyotes don't come in here, yet, but a massive new development is pushing them out of their comfort zone. Plenty of raptors it seems. But hell, I can afford everything but a ton of fencing, of any kind.
What to do? Just run out with the 20-gauge and start blasting at 3AM when shit goes sideways?!
I need to post on the chicken comm.
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In Australia they're not available at all. This is at Woolworths supermarket:
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Good! (Said with a condescending vegan tone.)
You should put maga stickers next to the price tag, just to remind the folks :)
People need to start putting trump "I did this" stickers on everything like the magats were on gas pumps.
God i love having chickens
I’m finding 18 for $9. Discount groceries. Not Walmart, that place is more expensive post 2020 than dedicated discount grocery stores.
Even so. Eggs priced like meat is going to cause a lot of protein malnutrition going forward.
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$4 a dozen in Kentucky.
Eventually it becomes cheaper to raise chickens.