$5/dozen...I'd of never thunk it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[unclekb]

My wife has started selling eggs. We have 22 hens, all approx. 7 months old. We are getting 15-20 eggs daily. My wife said she would get $5 per dozen. I just chuckled. Well, she has 6 costumers paying $40 (in advance) every two months. She delivers 1 dozen weekly to each costumer. 5 costumers are within 1/2 mile of the house. The 6th lives right beside my work station. Extra dozens sold @ $5. Cant keep up with orders. Need more hens. Chicken math please save me.
3 villages to our south, my buddy has a bunch of hens. We may have to purchase wholesale from him to expand!!!!

 

[Bridebeliever]

Congratulations!

That's an excellent price! It's all in supply and demand for your area. In my area a dozen goes for $4.00 per dozen now...a year ago they were $3.00 per dozen. Your cost after feed and care is probably around $1.50 per dozen so maybe your friend will sell you dozens at $2.50 each? (To be fair to him and make it worth his while...he will have the convenience of not delivering to customers, you will have the convenience of not having so many chickens!)

 

[aart]

Your wife know's how to market

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Good for her!!
What's her tagline....organic, free range, pastured, non-GMO?

 

[unclekb]

"Clucking ham Palace...Where Cage Free, Loved on Chickens make better eggs"

That's the line on her stickers ...

 

[aart]

"Clucking ham Palace...Where Cage Free, Loved on Chickens make better eggs"

That's the line on her stickers ...

Nice!
Wow, not even organic...$5 is pretty a good take.

 

[shodack]

People only get $2.50/dozen where I live. $5 is amazing!

 

[azygous]

That makes no sense to sell for $2.50 when Wal-Mart is selling their cheapest eggs for $3. I've been selling my eggs for a minimum of $3 for several years. Recently, I mentioned I was probably going to raise my price, and you should have heard the complaining! Best to start out with a nice hefty price than try to raise it later.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

I have free range girls who eat fermented feed and all the God knows what they can find in the 4 acres they roam. They could roam 80 acres but they are too "chicken " to travel that far from the coop. I only have 2 customers so far. They pay $2.50 a dozen. Until spring, then the one family I trade eggs for produce.