I know what you mean about the 1000 ingredients..
I try to stay organic, but when the cost of organic feed gets crazy, I just go as natural as I can..
I get my feed from the local feed mill.. they have their own recipe.. It works OK and the chickens like it.. and it is less expensive...
I get $2.5o/dozen I buy feed by the ton.. literally ..
this brings sales to just about zero $$
do you have to get a state license to sell eggs in a market ? I know you would if you were selling to a restaurant..
If I were to get a license, I would be looking up restaurants to sell...
My customers couldn't care less what the eggs are delivered in,, they know they are getting good fresh eggs.. never more than 3 days old..
I am old enough to remember when the corner grocery store sold eggs "per each", and there were no cartons.. the eggs got sent home with you in a brown...
do you have any reason to not use recycled egg cartons? I get them for free..
I have bought them from thrift stores for a penny each ..
my egg customers save them and return them also..
right now I have several hundred extra ..