Price of Eggs
13 November 2007, 03:03 PM
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Price of Eggs
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Has anyone noticed how the price of eggs has gone up by what seems like nearly 100% over the past few months?
Used to get a decent box of 6 free range, large ones for 85-90p and now its more like £1.60+
What is going on? That sure as hell aint 2.1% inflation.
Has anyone noticed how the price of eggs has gone up by what seems like nearly 100% over the past few months?
Used to get a decent box of 6 free range, large ones for 85-90p and now its more like £1.60+
What is going on? That sure as hell aint 2.1% inflation.
13 November 2007, 03:21 PM
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I get all mine from my neighbour who keeps and breeds free range chickens on her smallholding, she charges me a £1 per half dozen and they're awesome, far, far nicer than supermarket free range 
13 November 2007, 04:55 PM
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If the price goes up much more, I'll get myself a chicken!
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but do chickens lay eggs regardless of whether there is a cockeral on the scene? Never really thought about it.
Obviously the cockeral would need to be there to get some chicks.
This is going to sound like a stupid question, but do chickens lay eggs regardless of whether there is a cockeral on the scene? Never really thought about it.
Obviously the cockeral would need to be there to get some chicks.
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don't say it hectic, his infractorgun is locked and loaded...
13 November 2007, 05:39 PM
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Global wheat stocks are at their lowest for 25 years and the price has doubled,hen's feed is mostly wheat so if the price of eggs doesn't rise to cover the cost then there won't be any eggs as the farmers will all go bust.
Expect the same to happen meat in the near future too.
(rubs hands at the thought of making some money for a change)
Expect the same to happen meat in the near future too.
(rubs hands at the thought of making some money for a change)
Now about those egg laying hens 
13 November 2007, 06:06 PM
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We've got ten free range chickens, and the missus sells the eggs for 60p a dozen, but know i won't do a group buy price or post them out :-)
13 November 2007, 07:22 PM
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13 November 2007, 09:49 PM
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woman at our local town market sells a dozen for a quid free range
I havw kept hens for years and just feed them any old scraps of food and they survive on worms ,insects etc and after they get old 4 years they give up laying and are ready for the pot !!
nice little pets maintance free and cheap to run
I havw kept hens for years and just feed them any old scraps of food and they survive on worms ,insects etc and after they get old 4 years they give up laying and are ready for the pot !!
nice little pets maintance free and cheap to run
13 November 2007, 10:06 PM
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I get them from a local farm for £1.60 a dozen. Significantly better than the supermarket rubbish which always seem to have pale yolks and weak white. Golden thick yolks and healthy looking whites, although I am beginning to question the 'free-range' claim as when I called the other day they were emptying the barn and it looked a bit battery-ish to me. Maybe the ones sold on site are from the wandering free-range hens ?
13 November 2007, 10:11 PM
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13 November 2007, 10:16 PM
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