On Friday, October 23, 2015 at 11:16:23 AM UTC-7, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:30:49 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:24:36 AM UTC-7, Janet B wrote:
> >> Is the price of eggs. How come chickens are so cheap and eggs cost so
> >> much? For example: Within recent weeks I have stocked up on chicken
> >> thighs ($.79/lb), chicken wings ($.89/lb), boneless, skinless chicken
> >> breasts ($1.38/lb.) whole chickens ($.89/lb) Yet I used to be able to
> >> get 2 dozen extra large eggs for about $2.00/2 dozen and now it is
> >> around $4.00/ 1.5 dozen for large eggs. I know Layers aren't the same
> >> production method or result, but it seems to me that the cost of care
> >> and feeding should be about the same. I don't get it. Explain,
> >> please.
> >
> >Bird flu. Fryers are raised in more of a sterile environment.
> ...
>
> There is no such thing as "more of a sterile environment". It's either
> sterile or it's not. Kinda like pregnant!
>

You can't have a truly sterile environment if you fill it with chickens.