America’s largest breakfast chain is asking you to pay egg-stra.

Waffle House announced Monday that a 50-cent surcharge will be implemented per egg due to the bird flu.

A restaurant chain from Georgia, with over 2,000 locations in 25 states, has introduced a temporary surcharge. This surcharge is not meant to raise the prices of all items on the menu, but is specifically aimed at offsetting the significant increase in egg prices that the chain has been facing recently.

“The continuing egg shortage caused by HPAI (Bird Flu) has caused a dramatic increase in egg prices,” the statement said. “Consumers and restaurants are being forced to make difficult decisions.”

Waffle House noted that as long as they remain “available, quality, fresh-cracked, Grade A Large eggs” will continue to be a key ingredient in many customers’ “favorite meals.”

“While we hope these price fluctuations will be short-lived, we cannot predict how long this shortage will last,” the company said.

“We are continuously monitoring egg prices and will adjust or remove the surcharge as market conditions allow.”

The decision by Waffle House comes amid supply chain issues due to the H5N9 outbreak, which started back in 2022.

Egg prices are already hurting wallets, but it’s expected to get worse. The average price of a dozen Grade A large eggs was $4.15 during December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – an increase from $2.51 in December 2023. 

Patrick Penfield, a professor and supply chain expert at Syracuse University’s School of Management, told Nexstar Media that egg prices could rise by as much as 20% before the year is over.

If so, the average price of a dozen large eggs could be nearly $5 by the end of 2025 — which would mark the highest-ever recorded average price for a dozen eggs.

Some grocery stores have even started to limit how many customers can buy.