Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

Shoppers in some parts of the country are already paying more than double the average price, or worse, finding empty shelves ...

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, pushing egg prices to more than double their summer 2023 cost.

For layer hens, according to Roulston, “Cage-free systems that are pasture-based are the best kind as they offer the birds enough ... some other large retailers have also used.

“Eggs used to be kind of a staple food ... a dozen large conventional eggs cost $4.49 but a dozen large cage-free eggs were selling for $6.19. Bird flu is primarily spread by wild birds such ...