I didnāt question that there are different kinds of chickens for eating and laying eggs, just that why would the egg farms be harmed by the bird flu and not the eating chicken farms. Maybe regional and Tyson and Purdue farms controlled the bird flu better.
Thanks for the information. May go to Costco tomorrow in search of eggs. (and a new smoke detector).
Feel free to start your own egg farm if you think theyāre making billions. Supply and demand, if nothing else. 
To anyone interested, the CDC has up to date info on where and what kinds of birds are and have been affected. It only takes a quick search to see that FAR more egg layers have been affected and where those are, often matching those that have fewer eggs available. Couple that with how long it takes to replace egg layers (5 - 8 months vs 2 months) and anyone who looks at data would be hard pressed to see a conspiracy.
Anyone who just listens to certain news sources can probably still see one.
Iāve had chickens several times in the past. I love the fresh eggs. I certainly have considered getting more, maybe this year. Iām not sure why itās seemingly wrong to speculate regarding the price of eggs and potential inconsistencies regarding pricing of different commodities.
If youāre thinking that these large egg producers and the retail stores arenāt trying to make as much money as they can then Iām not sure what youāre thinking.
Years ago I was getting $3 a dozen for mine. Iām sure I could charge a premium now. For what itās worth, one if my neighbors is still selling her home grown eggs for $2 a dozen. Iād have a hard time taking care of my own birds, feeding, etc, and beating that price.
We go out of our way and pay more for duck eggs. In Chicago, we get them from the farmerās market; in Las Vegas, weāve found them at an Asian supermarket. So we already adapted to much more expensive eggs. They approach $1/egg, though they are usually bigger than jumbo chicken eggs. We love them so much, we only buy hen eggs when we cannot find duck eggs anywhere.
$3.29/dozen Large eggs from Trader Joes in the Sacramento area. Up from $2.99 2 weeks ago.
I would love to try a duck egg! Iām guessing the yolk is more flavorful??
The yolk is larger and richer relative to the size of the egg. They also have much thicker whites. Basically, itās everything you like about hen eggs plus more. I love them for all applications, but custards and puddings benefit the most. (And quiche. And poached eggs on hash or chilaquiles. And. And.)
Couldnāt help but give a shout out to this thread in case anyone wants recipes for their golden eggs. 
Itās not wrong to speculate, but then itās best to look at actual data before stating something as a conspiracy and fact. Thatās the annoying part. I hear it all the time on TV at FILās. Those who donāt look into things can easily believe speculation as fact when itās often anything but.
I just returned from the store and they were literally just stocking the eggs (had to wait to take the photo), so itās full. Hereās what itās like in my area - lots of eggs available and if youāre a member of the store you can trade 100 points (worth $2 in gas) to get 18 eggs for $1.49 (limit 1 per person if I recall correctly). That makes those $3.49 unless you werenāt going to use the gas points anyway.
Otherwise, prices are consistent across brands to some extent. If I had needed eggs, I could have gotten Nellies for $4.99/dozen on sale, but we donāt need any. Vital Farms (my preferred since they donāt use plastic) are still $6.99/dozen.
I think thatās the point with costs going up. 
Otherwise, increase in price is supply and demand. We currently live in a place where the supply is fine, but why should they lower prices around us when they can sell them elsewhere for more? Would you?
Costco yesterday $6.30 for 24 eggs. Slightly more if you wanted organic. Chicagoland area.
I paid $5.99 for a dozen large white eggs at Fryās in Phoenix last week. I almost cried when one rolled off the counter this morning.
BTW, Iām still regularly making those 2-ingredient banana-egg pancakes.
I paid just under 40 cents per egg at Walmart last week.
Today at BJās I just checked prices; all the brand name eggs cost more than that per each, and the multi-pack crates of 60 white large eggs cost 22.99 (38.3 cents each).
In past years Iāve noticed that egg prices in Colorado seem higher in winter, then drop back down again in springtime. I assume same elsewhere.
This year the drastic cost increase is attributed to the bird flu. Iāve read news reports same as reported aboveā¦. the bird flu fortunately impacts mostly Layers, not Fryers (meat chickens).
An unfortunate coincidental timing of new state law is probably also a factor. (NextDoor posts put all the blame there, but if that were true egg prices would not be so high in other states).
I canāt complain about an egg shortage, which is a good thing because I do eat quite a few of them instead of meat. Weāve always purchased local eggs or a brand like Nellieās, Vital Farms or my new favorite, Consider Pastures. Co-op local eggs are around $3.99/dozen and one of the brand eggs are usually in stock and on sale at the grocery - still pricey at a sale price of $4.59 or so but worth it, in my opinion.
If youāre making a recipe that calls for eggs, like a cookie, you can try substituting ground flax meal mixed with water - about 1 TBSP of the meal mixed with 3 TBSP of water, let stand for 5 minutes, and voila - egg substitute. One of my favorite treats is a vegan ginger cookie our Co-op sells and I believe they use flax eggs. The texture is a little different but itās better than no cookie.
Just paid $3.48 for 12 large eggs, store brand. Plenty on the shelves.
The least expensive (not the occasional loss-leader price) of eggs here in the upper mid-west last week was $4.50/dozen. Two years ago at Aldi I was getting them for 66 cents to a dollar for a dozen. The same price hike in a middle mid-west city where my mother lives.
As for chicken itself, I have no idea who is getting it for the same price as two years ago! (Someone said upthread it was the same price!) Here in my rural town, at my momās suburban location 600 miles away, and in the third mid-west city location I lived in until about 2 years ago (450 miles away different direction), and in the mountain west location where I lived before that, chicken breasts of the store brand- when on sale only- and Walmart and Aldi-everyday- were $1.67-1.99 per pound. This price lasted about ten years. Then, after creeping up since the pandemic started, a few months ago, they were $3.50-$4.00/pound all the time. I only bought the super-loss leaders and froze them or the ones about to expire and cooked/froze them. It pained me when I had to pay $2.50/pound because our food budget is very minimal and controlled very tightly. It is a necessity and a point of pride in our family. Eggs are the worst right now, but the vast majority of all food I buy is up 60-100% since pre-pandemic. I calculate most of it has doubled, but that is because I know the prices so well, have always only bought the generics or loss-leaders, and so any rise in prices means a trade off in the budget, but the food budget could only go lower with even more pasta and beans.
However, no egg shortage last week. Just insane prices.
