The price of eggs has doubled in price where I live. And the size of LARGE eggs has gone down as well. They are about the same size as MEDIUM eggs were before.
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I just took delivery of 2 dozen from Walmart on Sunday. And yes, the price has doubled and the eggs were so small they rattled when I shook the "large" container. I was prompted to check USDA grade standards for eggs.
One source of smaller eggs is younger chickens. From somewhere in my memory are "pullet" eggs that were popular because they were laid by very young chickens, and are supposedly higher in protein.
@cherokeepatti My dad was a small town grocer ... I remember like in the earlier 50s when pullets were popular. Maybe it was a local thing when eggs came from local farmers.
@cherokeepatti @MarineBob This reminds me .... how my awareness and awe of chickens and chicken farmers is attributed to the Ohio State Fair.in Columbus, OH. I wasn't much of a Fair person until living in Columbus for a few years when I was in the Air Force. Public enthusiasm for the fair made it an irresistible look see, and it was one of those WOW events. Until then I thought of chickens as just chickens and was unaware of the variety, and the variety of pigs, and of every other food we put in our mouths. A good portion of the Fair was Ohio farmers showing off and competing for ribbons. Until then, I thought of fairs as just places for people who enjoyed going in circles. Like two or three loops around a ferris wheel and "OK, can we go home now?" To keep us from leaving even at sunset their night entertainment included Louis Armstrong, Arthur Godfrey.
I haven't been to Columbus in years, is the state fair there still one of the greatest shows in America?
