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Eggs very pretty expensive outside of rural areas though (and even there they seemingly wasn’t close to being as common as now). e.g. a dozen eggs cost about t
by ffgjgf1 3y ago
Eggs very pretty expensive outside of rural areas though (and even there they seemingly wasn’t close to being as common as now).
e.g. a dozen eggs cost about the same as a chicken https://www.luminarium.org/medlit/medprice.htm https://www.luminarium.org/medlit/medprice.htm
- defrost 3y agoStill seemingly cheaper than pig, goose, sheep, etc (although hard to compare weight for weight). Today, as then, be careful not to confuse a young chicken killed and sold for eating with an established reliable laying hen .. which generally won't be for sale until they stop laying. A laying hen is valued more than a broiler chicken.
- bluGill 3y agoAgain, most people were farmers and so lived in a rural area. Also eggs are relatively easy to raise in, small quantities, in a urban areas so even there many likely had their own source of eggs. Thus price of eggs likely reflects transport costs (eggs are fragile and unlike animals don't walk themselves to town) and that most people are not buying them. Thus while your link is likely correct, it isn't the full story and not helpful in determining how many eggs someone actually eats.