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643 points throwaway5752 | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 16:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | source

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bluedino ◴[05 Feb 25 16:59 UTC] No.42951491[source]▶

Michigan here, this is has been made worse by a new law requiring all eggs to be 'cage-free'. I think I paid $9 for the cheap store-brand eggs (18) last week.

And that is, if they even have any eggs at the store. I've been to Wal-mart and Kroger when the entire section is empty with a sign saying there are egg supply issues.

It's also winter so my 'chicken farmer friends' are low on eggs, when it's cold the chickens don't lay nearly as many.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2024/12/18/m...

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epistasis ◴[05 Feb 25 17:01 UTC] No.42951519[source]▶

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How does cage free make this worse? The supply shortages are coming from avian flu in every report I have heard.

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AuryGlenz ◴[05 Feb 25 17:07 UTC] No.42951643[source]▶

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Well, that'd depend on the law's definition of a cage but it's a hell of a lot easier to protect chickens that are fully enclosed vs those that are free range.

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1. mullingitover ◴[05 Feb 25 17:22 UTC] No.42951915[source]▶

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Caged vs cage free chickens are getting bird flu at about the same rate though, so this claim doesn’t really add up. It’s not like the caged chickens are in hermetically sealed chambers their whole lives, they’re shoulder to shoulder with some wire between them.

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