[metaphor]

> In the USA, the egg shortage is primarily due to bird flu, which led to the culling of over 40 million birds last year.

So that's, what, roughly 10-15% of egg-laying birds across the country? It takes less than 6 months for a chick to mature to egg-laying hen.

This source[1] asserts per-capita egg consumption was already realizing proportional decline for years since 2020 peak.

The real game[2] being played has a distinct smell.

[1] https://unitedegg.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UEP_Website...

[2] https://doi.org/10.7275/cbv0-gv07

[bryanlarsen]

18 weeks is the typical age for the first egg, although it does take a little longer before they're laying daily.

The market should be responding quickly to shortages. That it isn't does smell.