this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I mean, the reason the US is having such a huge issue with eggs is because they basically put all their eggs in one basket. What I mean by this, is the reason bird flu affects the US much more than Canada, and Europe, is that they limit egg producing facilities to around 10k-30k hens, after that the industrial farm needs to build another, separated, facility for the hens beyond their regulated number. US industrial farms often have over 1mm in a single, massive, structure. This means that not only are they more vulnerable to getting it at all, but it facilitates rapid spreading. China, and other places, also have similar issues with bird flu, as the US, due to similar production practices.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Where can you buy a singular egg?

[–] And009 3 points 21 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Also have you seen basket prices lately? JFC

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

But unless you have a huge number of eggs it makes sense to put them in the same basket. Fortunately not American so I can still afford eggs.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

how did you get those emojis in your user name?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not their username, just the nickname. You can modify yours in your user profile settings page.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You all are getting damn fancy. I'm in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

No worries, I kept all my eggs from last year's Easter.

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