I suspect that chicken eggs being widely available, to absurd levels, might have something to do with it. When it is not uncommon for nearly everyone to keep a

I suspect that chicken eggs being widely available, to absurd levels, might have something to do with it. When it is not uncommon for nearly everyone to keep a handful of chickens, you end up having to do something with all of those eggs. The people I know that keep chickens, you usually can't visit them when the birds are laying without having to take a dozen fresh eggs off their hands.