Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[CCsChickens]

Hi everyone!! I'm a mummy to a flock of 6 girls, 3 ISAs and 3 Australorps... was just wondering if anyone knows the rules/regulations on selling your backyard eggs in SA? I know its fine it sell to friends/family on the side but I'd like to be able to set up signs etc. and advertise it thanks! x

 

[satay]

Hi everyone!! I'm a mummy to a flock of 6 girls, 3 ISAs and 3 Australorps... was just wondering if anyone knows the rules/regulations on selling your backyard eggs in SA? I know its fine it sell to friends/family on the side but I'd like to be able to set up signs etc. and advertise it thanks! x

I think Tasmania is the only place you can still sell eggs from your house legally but I would be 100% sure.

 

[satay]

http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/pirsa/media_list/biosecurity/eggs_to_be_stamped_local

 

[Ashburnham]

Indian Game hatching! Very exciting. I haven't had IGs since 1991.
My very first chook in 1967 was an Indian Game hen called '"Clarrie".


Regarding selling eggs without a "licence" -Just do it. In 30 years working in law enforcement I have never seen anyone prosecuted.
It would be bad public policy and would result in far too much bad publicity for the enforcers.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I think Tasmania is the only place you can still sell eggs from your house legally but I would be 100% sure.

The laws are changing in Tassie. They are trying to bring certification which means you would have to jump through all their hoops and your eggs would need to be stamped to sell. They will never stop people from selling or swapping eggs with friends and neighbors. Let's it's face it , they have ' bigger fish to fry '.

 

[vehve]

G'day!

Been busy with Christmas preparations, so I haven't been keeping up with all the threads, but I thought I'd pop in here to say that we lost one chick. Apparently we had missed a gap between the nest divider and the nest door, the darker yellow chick had managed to squeeze through the gap, and had gotten itself pecked in the head a bit. I found it trying to leech of heat from a newly layed egg in the neighboring egg nest, it was still barely alive, but passed away after half an hour of attempts at reviving it. Probably the only wheaten pullet in the bunch too. The problem with the gap has since been rectified, so hopefully we won't lose any more chicks.

 

[Steampunked]

That is awful, Vehve, I'm sorry

 

[vehve]

Steam, thanks. But it is what it is. Can't be helped, I hope we're wrong about our gender guess. Could have at least been a baby roo. And luckily only one had squeezed through, and helped us find a weakness in our build.

The rest of the chicks are doing well, they're getting more and more active each day, and are starting to develop some feathers on their wings.

 

[Steampunked]

Apparently if you have under 50 birds in Victoria, and are just selling to friends, so not at a formalised market stall, you can sell eggs without 'licensing' of any kind as long as you follow some precautions. This is a bit of a relief for me, as we will likely be selling eggs to friends.

http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/agricult...for-egg-producers/producing-safe-eggs-at-home

Summarised:

Don't sell cracked or dirty eggs/Check them for faults

Keep records for traceability (these did not seem too onerous, but more common sense ones - If you sell eggs directly to the public, for example from your farm gate or at a market, you should keep a record of the sales including dates, quantities and place of sale.).

Collect eggs once a day.

Don't wash eggs with water.

Manage the flock healthily - there are some specific rules, but they all seemed common sense, such as ensuring the birds were in a clean environment, healthy etc.

Package and label appropriately.

Store and transport appropriately.

 

[vehve]

Here in Finland you need to have a salmonella test done once a year, and then your good to sell less than 10 000 eggs annually. Of course, there are some animal welfare aspects to consider too, and you need to be registered to have the chickens (I think the fee was about 50 euros), but it's all pretty common sense stuff.