COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — As the price of eggs continues to rise nationally due to the bird flu, people across the Inland Northwest are turning to local farmers to stock up on eggs.
Edmonds Eggs is based in Mead, Washington and sells chicks and eggs across North Idaho and Spokane. The company is run by four friends.
One of the partners, Kate Hall, raises chickens to lay eggs for Edmonds Eggs in Coeur d’Alene.
She said she gets about 12 eggs per day from her coop, and that while business is booming now, it wasn’t always like that.
“I was having to give my eggs away. I was having a hard time selling. I’d sell maybe one carton a week of eggs. Now, I have people coming daily and asking for three dozen at a time,” she said.
Edmonds has kept their prices at $5 per dozen. At the nearest Safeway, all dozen cartons were at least $6, if not over.
“We’ve seen at least a 50% increase in people wanting and eating eggs this year, but we’ve seen an 80% increase in people wanting to buy chicks and start their own backyard flock,” Hall said.
She said Edmonds Eggs has so many customers right now it’s hard for them to keep up with demand. Their eggs are now sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
“It’s been crazy. It’s been a little scary, but it’s been awesome. It’s been really exciting. We’re really excited to see what this season brings and how we can grow the business,” Hall said.
For more information on Edmonds Eggs, visit their Facebook page.
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