2-3 € for eggs is still quite expensive though
I remember when they were 1€ the pack... I would be fine with the price if the loval farmers were to get the big earn share and the animals would be held in good conditions, but that isnt the case...
Who sells eggs in 10s?
Metric system - makes sense to me.
Metric country here, they're most often sold as half a dozen, often as a dozen, at the supermarket you can also find 2 or 4-egg packages
Most of europe I believe. We got 6, 10, 12 and some larger ones but most common is 10
We got singles, six and ten packs usually.
Yeah pretty common for a large box here. Wait till you hear about the tray of eggs!
Chicken's dozen
France : you get em in 6, 10 & 12
Bro, at this point, having a good Egg Dealer is a must in the USA.
And Canadians
We're European lite.
I feel like I never see eggs in anything other than 12 over here in Alberta, but I don't eat a ton of eggs.
Eggcelent meme.
I get the idea of wanting to stick it to the US, but it's maybe not the largest source of pride when you consider what the industry looks like. Being slightly less bad than the US is not a high bar. It's still quite horrifying
Intensive farming is the predominant method of producing meat, dairy products and eggs in Europe and elsewhere in the world
In the EU, over 300 million animals spend all, or a significant part, of their lives imprisoned in cages – from sows in farrowing crates to egg-laying hens in so-called ‘enriched’ cages.
[...]
While the EU ban on the use of barren battery cages came into force in 2012, nearly half of commercial egg-laying hens are still kept in so-called ‘enriched’ cages. Additionally breeding flocks and chicks are also caged, often in barren cages.
Went to my local shop today and eggs were 17 eurocents a piece for medium size egg in a pack of 30 or 19c for 10 pack
Farm right outside of my town sells 48 packs for 3.12eur atm. (36 Norwegian krone)
Americans seething.
Farm just down the road sells dozens for a dollar.
But I don't really care for eggs, so I'm not seething so much as chuckling at the egg prices in the store.
This morning I passed a dozen for $6.
Couple weeks ago I really needed eggs and the only ones left were the premium ones. Came out to almost $1/egg.
Why don't Americans get chickens and a small coop ? We have 4 chickens in the middle of town and produce more eggs than we can eat. We have to give some to neighbors and friends. We even cook excess for the dogs as treats sometimes.
Many Americans live in apartments or condos with minimal to no personal outdoor space, and almost surely a ban on "farm" animals.
My first egg cost me $600. I'm 7 years in and if it weren't for the fact that egg prices have escalated so much I'd still be losing money on every single egg because the industrialization of eggs makes it less expensive to buying them under normal circumstances.
Now let's talk about the reason they're currently expensive. Bird flu. Imagine every yard with chickens in it. Instead of a few locations to protect, you now have hundreds of millions. Which results in billions of potential vectors for the spread of disease.
I know everyday that I could walk outside and find my birds sick with the bird flu because some bird pooped by flying overhead. I may have to cull my entire flock of a dozen or so chickens, six five ducks and seven geese. And then when I decide to replace them I'm going to be priced out of the market by everyone else replacing their birds.
Chickens need food, shelter and care.
While I think it's fun to have chickens, I'd hate to think of people getting chickens just for food and neglecting then otherwise. And there are a lot of people out there who only care about money (and not animals) sadly.
I’d hate to think of people getting chickens just for food and neglecting then otherwise
What do you think farm chickens’ life looks like?
What a naive comment.
It's a country the size of a continent with over 300 million citizens. Lots of Americans do what you suggested, but tell somebody in LA or NYC to "get chickens and a small coop" they'd laugh and tell you their reality is very different from yours.
Foxes, outdoor cats and my dog wouldn't agree to to this plan. The other day I saw a giant ass snake too. I thought it was someone's escape pet... apparently those fuckers are normal and everyone who grew up here thought I was being hysterical. Also, if I'm being 100% honest, those chickens would be neglected if they lived in my yard.
Foxes would definitely be a problem, but cats don't go near the chickens over here.
A ten pack?
Jealous?
Not really, I buy a 18 pack and keep eyeing up the 30 pack.
Lol, guys you know America has eggs, right?
I paid $8 for a dozen the other day. That sucks, but it's not like that's prohibitively expensive for most people. I imagine many are avoiding them, though, considering wages are so bad right now.
We're just better at abusing chickens and sell their periods cheaper. Deal with it.
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