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Well Being: Eggs

Guest Post by Dr. Robert Malone

Not all eggs are created equal. That is a fact that the mega corporations who own about 99% of the egg production in the USA don’t want you to know.

How large are these companies? Here the numbers of hens that the top five egg producing companies own (data from 2021):

  • Cal-Maine Foods, 44.26 million hens
  • Rose Acre Farms, 27.60 million hens
  • Versova Holdings L.L.P., 20.06 million hens
  • Hillandale Farms, 20.00 million hens
  • Daybreak Foods, 15.00 million hens

Now, people who want humane eggs, often buy “cage-free” but that means little, in terms of humane treatment. “Cage-free” is defined by having the cages removed from their crowded living conditions.

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RENT A CHICKEN

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This is how much it will cost to buy — or even rent — your own egg-producing chicken

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Would you like your own? You can now rent or buy.

The sharing economy for chickens is nothing to gobble at.

The price of a dozen eggs has soared more than 30% in just one month to $2.57 in June from $1.96 in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The price rise in recent months is due to an outbreak of avian influenza virus H5N1; around 48 million turkeys, chickens and hens have either died from the flu or have been euthanized. No new cases of the virus have been detected for more than a month, but U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said this week that he was not ready to declare the crisis over.

And while there have been no reported cases of H5N1 transferring to humans during this outbreak across 20 states, many consumers are more concerned about the provenance of their eggs than the price per dozen. “No human infections with these viruses have been detected at this time,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated. “However, similar viruses have infected people in the past. It’s possible that human infections with these viruses may occur.”

Some Americans prefer to eat eggs from chickens they’ve raised themselves rather than buy eggs from their local store, at least for now. But the overhead investment on a backyard flock can be steep. And it’s a big commitment. What’s a sustainability-minded omelet lover to do? How about renting a chicken?

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