• stupidcasey@lemmy.world
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    Lol, you can buy a full chicken for $5 (10 for $49.99) and they lay between 4-7 eggs a week, you can make an ROI between 1-2 weeks and never have to buy eggs again.

    I would strongly recommend you buy chickens if you have the ability.

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        Also testing for diseases. They could catch the bird flu and you might not know it right away and you end up catching it from them. I’ll let the farms deal with testing.

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          Scraps and foraging are a great addition to their diet! But to keep them laying for many years they need a feed that supplements calcium. Making egg shells will leech calcium from their bones and they’ll live short lives if they don’t have enough in their feed. I like feeding a mash of soy, corn and other vitamins.

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      To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I’ve lost dozens to predators. And I’m committed to free range, I don’t want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can’t suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It’s almost mountains of chicken shit.

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        What are your thoughts on suburban chicken ownership? I’m wholly uninterested, I need another creature to keep alive like I need another hole in the head, but my wife and daughter are really into the idea.

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          That’s essentially what I have been doing. You’d be surprised how many predators still roam the suburbs though. I have lost chickens to raccoons, opossums, hawks, dogs and foxes.

          My only real suggestion is check your zoning. I was operating in a kind of grey area but I have known people who had to get rid of their chickens to avoid daily fines. Getting well set up for chickens is a bit of work, I wouldn’t want to do that in vain.

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      We wanted chickens so badly this year but with H5N1 spreading and owning 3 cats (which seem to have a high death rate from H5N1) I’m still not sure if it’s a great idea. If anyone can convince me though I would still happily get chickens.

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    25 days ago

    The US Americans. Pretty sure the rest of America doesn’t have crazy egg prices, right?

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      They are half the cost in Canada right now due to better supply management and taking public health a bit more seriously (only 6% of Canadians chickens are infected vs 14% of American chickens).

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      I’m not sure why the US people are so bothered by them in particular that it made into the spotlight on presidential campaign… I mean, it’s probably not the most expensive item on any recipe.

      But yeah, they are currently expensive.

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        Bread, milk and eggs are just traditional bellwethers of food economy in the US, so they get scrutinized first/most.

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        eggs went from about ~$3.00 us to ~$8.00 us for a dozen large, that coupled with every other fucking thing that’s gone through the roof in unabated unregulated “post pandemic” inflation, hits just about everyone, it hurts, and means or causes fear that just about everyone will stop being able to afford their basic needs

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          Ouch, man. Now I can begin to understand. They are around $1 a dozen here, and we think that’s expensive.

          But their prices are quite decoupled from everything else right now (eggs and chicken meat). So you will very likely get severe inflation and more difficulty on affording your basic needs, but that’s because of Trump, and the price of the eggs is actually not relevant to the overall picture.

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            the price of eggs is relevant in that the states and federal government do not have the processes in place to protect the chicken and egg supplies from viruses like the Avian Influenza H5N1 making their availability tenuous and prone to spikes like we’re seeing now. the price of eggs is relevant for public safety. there’s few things more fundemental.

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        It’s used as a barometer to gauge the overall prices of groceries. It differs from country to country. Back in my home country, a type of small, cheap fish was used as the measurement. Meaning, when even that cheap little fish is getting expensive, you know it’s really bad.

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          When your barometer breaks, you are supposed to get another one. Otherwise you get a “36 Roentgen” moment.

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        They’re part of the consumer price index, a measure of inflation which in turn impacts the fed interest rate. A high rate means a high cost of borrowing which is bad for business (especially small business / start ups).

        For most people it just contributes to the cost of living crisis but it has greater implications on the economy as a whole.

        Trump has promised a reduction in interest rates this year while nearly all of his policies are designed to worsen inflation in the short term.

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    Related note: There are some good vegan eggs out there to give a try!

    If you want something that cooks and bakes like eggs there’s stuff you can by like Just Egg

    For baking there’s a million things you can use that are pretty cheap. For instance, Aquafaba is the leftover water from cooking chickpeas or the water in the can if you buy it canned. Acts like egg whites and can be used as a binder for baking

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      Actually that’s really cool. Meat and egg prices have gotten so high that I’m basically an accidental vegetarian, maybe it’s just time to cut those things out of my diet. I’ve heard soft tofu is a good egg replacement for breakfast, how is that done?

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        If you’re looking for a scramble, things like tofu scrambles can be pretty good! Usually that’s with firm tofu rather than soft tofu, but you absolutely can use soft tofu as well. It can also be seasoned a million different ways. Here’s one example recipe (with firm tofu)

        https://www.noracooks.com/tofu-scramble/

        Soft tofu will have a different texture than firm so you can try recipes for both and see what you think. (EDIT: Note that you generally don’t want to substitute one for the other because of that texture difference so look for recipes that specifically call for using firm tofu or specifically call for soft/silken)


        Soft/silken tofu can also be used as a binder too and replace dairy / eggs in various recipes. Like I’ve made a chocolate mousse with it before and it didn’t affect the taste. Had some friends and family try it and they both didn’t know there was tofu in it and also were surprised to learn it was vegan

        https://aseasyasapplepie.com/silken-tofu-chocolate-mousse/

        There’s a also some vegan cooking & baking communities here on lemmy if you want other inspirations. Here’s one that’s pretty active !homecooks@vegantheoryclub.org and here’s another that’s a little less active but has recipes for it all !veganrecipes@sh.itjust.works

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    First meme I saw today and made me laugh aloud. I don’t know that anyone has achieved that in a long time. Chef’s kiss.