A bird-flu fueled mass die-off of egg-laying hens in November and December has Haines grocers struggling to keep up with the demand for eggs. 

IGA owner Mike Ward said he’s been having trouble getting eggs at all three of his stores in Haines, Wrangell and Petersburg for months. 

“Its been a crapshoot,” he said. “One store didn’t get any, one got some, one got quite a bit,” he said.

Ward said he has been in…

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