Not only are eggs expensive because of the ongoing bird flu outbreak. Now they are getting hard to find. And when stores do have eggs, consumers are starting to face limits on how many they can buy. Eggs have become such a hot commodity that there have even been a couple of heists where thieves seem to be treating the yolks as if they were made

Some grocers are taking steps to stretch their existing egg supplies, the USDA found. It comes as the bird flu has caused egg prices to soar.

Several major retailers are imposing restrictions to help ensure customers can still by eggs as the deadly bird flu runs rampant.