Fail to contain the bird flu. Although in the short term this will decrease our egg supply, ultimately we’ll be left with only the strongest chickens, from which we can breed stronger ones still. Strong chickens, strong economy.

Rising cost of eggs has some businesses scrambling

Egg prices rise due to bird flu and holiday demand, but experts say supply will rebound as conditions improve.

The theft was reported Saturday night of 100,000 organic eggs worth more than $40,000 from a distribution trailer in south-central Pennsylvania.

The heist of 100,000 eggs from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania has become a whodunit that police have yet to crack.

Waffle House serves around 272 million eggs per year, according to its website, well surpassing even its titular waffles, of which it sells just 124 million. "We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow," the statement ended.

Those looking to order eggs with their Waffle House meal should now expect to pay a 50-cent surcharge per egg.

The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily because of the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade