I can go weeks without cracking an egg, though I am sure eggs may be in some prepared foods - I love mayo- but other times when I’ll several a day for days on end.
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Same. Haven’t baked, haven’t made a quiche, haven’t made a carbonara in a LONG time. I have had a full carton of Land o’ Lakes XL eggs in my fridge which I purchased on January 11th. Just had my first over-easy egg in over a month on a piece of toast.
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I go through phases. Sometimes I eat eggs every other days, sometimes I don’t have any for weeks.
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From talking to a friend who raises chickens, their diet affects the shell thickness. They supplement their diet with oyster shells to provide additional calcium. Age also seems to have something to do with it as the younger chickens lay eggs with thinner shells.
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That’s so interesting! Who would have guessed.
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The links @shrinkrap posted earlier explain this, as also yolk color and skin color.
(And how to adjust those to suit consumer bias. Not unlike farmed salmon.)
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They don’t NEED to be kept refrigerated if they aren’t washed.
The US is in the vast minority in that it mandates that eggs be washed to meet health codes (cuz god forbid you have to rinse off dirt occasionally.) Unfortunately, this also washes away the “bloom”, a coating on the eggs that seals the shell from bacteria. Unwashed eggs can be kept on the counter for at least a couple weeks after purchase before the bloom breaks down of its own accord. When I lived in NZ and Australia, I was surprised at the cartons of eggs just stacked in the aisles next to canned goods.
So, assuming they aren’t much older than a couple weeks, they can probably make the trip from Turkey to the US just fine unrefridgerated.
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I don’t eat an egg everyday.
Though, on average, I probably consume at least 1.5-2 eggs per day.
I easily consume 50+ eggs on a monthly basis.
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During the summer and on weekends, I eat 1-2 eggs a day. During the school year, I don’t generally have time to do more than a coffee and a Kind bar M-F.
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We’ll just call you Cool Hand Ipse
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I don’t want to jinx it but my meat share delivery still is keeping me at 9.99 for a dozen farm fresh, pasture raised eggs. This came up in a thread a few years ago, and that was on the high end (but I get them delivered to my house for free, and there aren’t great options for pasture raised at my local markets). Who could have guessed that this is now market pricing? 
I go in spurts with my eggs. If I have several days off and some good bread at home, eggs for breakfast is common, but then I won’t eat eggs for a while. Or if I get on a chawanmushi or steamed egg kick I’ll eat a few eggs a week for a month. I really do love them when I have them though, and I should eat them more regularly.
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At the local East Sacramento Trader Joe’s, I showed up around 8:30 and there were plenty of eggs, from the basic dozen cage free large for 4.49, 4.99 for organic brown, and going up from there to fancier brands. Limit ONE DOZEN, regardless of variety. Seems fair.
By way of comparison, the local Save Mart had them for 8.59/doz last week. Guess I’ll be hitting up TJ’s for the medium term, at least.
Does he snort the whites? 
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That is excellent!!
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Feed is everything. there’s nothing special about any kind of beef, pork, etc… It’s in what they eat.
Right. A balanced diet of all the good stuff. Just like hoomins.
Years and years and years ago, when Perdue chicken was a new thing, part of their advertising hype was the golden color of their chicken skin. Marigold petals in the feed.
