The 60 pack of white eggs at Wal-Mart is around $11. Are they real eggs? They killed off a lot of chickens. And why are store eggs all white instead of the color variety of farm raised.
I know stores sell things like impossible meat and morning star veggie meat. But are they labeling all fake meat? I have texture issues so i used to like the idea of the fake meat. Now it just sounds like something to avoid.
I wouldn’t be afraid of Walmart eggs (I used the big boxes a ton before getting my own chickens—the boxes at that time were $3.30 for FIVE DOZEN!), though fresh from a small farm is, of course, best, and I would highly recommend that if possible for multiple reasons.
They are white because they are from Leghorn breed chickens which have a very high productivity rate, so most inexpensive grocery store eggs come from Leghorns. Every breed of chicken lays a slightly different size, shape, and color of eggs, and people who REALLY know their chickens (not me—kek) can tell you exactly what breed a certain egg came from.
I think there really has been an egg shortage due to the cullings related to bird flu and various other issues, and it would have taken till about now for factory farms to get replacement hens raised (5 months from hatching replacement chicks). This is also the time of year for hens to start picking up production anyway, so hopefully the worst of the shortage/high prices are now behind us.
You say this but...,
My daughter hollered at me about a month ago,
"Mom, come look at this egg and tell me what's wrong with it!"
She had an 18 pack from Walmart.
The egg she had just cracked over a bowl of pumpkin bread ingredients had a tapeworm in it.
Only it wasn't long and thin...the part remaining [looked partially decomposed] was about a slight quarter inch thick with that ugly row of suckers at the very top.
Never buying Walmart eggs again. In all my long life I have never seen a parasite in an egg before.
That is creepy, for sure. It’s also a good reminder of the age-old advice to always crack each egg into a separate dish from your recipe: gives you an easier time fishing out any stray piece of egg shell, but more importantly, if a farm-fresh egg has been partially incubated by a broody hen and is no longer good for cooking with, you don’t ruin whatever you were making. My dad (old farm boy) taught me that years ago, but I also had to learn it the hard way! Sorry about your pumpkin bread. 😖