DO you sell your eggs?

[justusnak]

I sell the eggs. My problem is....too many customers! For now they are $1.50 a dozen, but soon going to $2.00 a dozen. Maybe that will slow everyone down a bit, and I can have a few for DH an me.
I have a big 4ftx3ft sign out front...and hanging from the bottom is an open/closed sign. Right now its closed...thanks to 3 broodys, and a family get together this weekend....I need the eggs! LOL

 

[tororider]

All states are different as to what you can or can not sell without the state getting involved. Unless something goes wrong and you don't tick anyone off, you are selling such a small amount, relatively, that you shouldn't have a problem. BUT... It wouldn't hurt to check online with the state to see what the regs are, I would do it online though, don't call or go in person, yet, as if you go online you can find out without making yourself known.

 

[rooster-red]

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Wow thats cheap!

I've been getting $3 a doz.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

Usually your state's department of agriculture will have the regulation on their website.

Just have to dig to find the darn thing. Both Oklahoma and Texas allow the sell of ungraded eggs from the farm where the chickens are kept without requiring any special permits.

 

[chickfillhay]

At $1.50 per 12, No wonder you were selling out. At the Save A Lot here in FL. They go for $2.00. That's for mass market chicken eggs. Nothing like the home grown free range chickens like we have!

 

[chickenranchwife]

I sold 23 doz this week! Lots of local people prefer farm fresh eggs. I charge $1.75 per doz. And got an order for 8 doz. this morning.

 

[littlebanty]

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This is what I found....Doesnt say anything about selling eating eggs...but I will look further into it.

The selling and purchasing of game birds (quail, pheasants, etc.) require a permit from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Farris Bryant Building, 620 Meridian Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600, telephone (850) 488-6253. Domestic poultry being sold out of state must be enrolled in the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), and all shipments must be accompanied by a VS 9-3 form, a report of sales of hatching eggs, chicks, and poultry. For information about becoming an NPIP participant, call (850) 251-1226 or visit www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/npip. It is the seller’s and purchaser’s responsibility to have all required licenses and permits.

 

[hooligan]

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Holy chit! How many hens do you have???
I have an order for 3 doz coming up and I hope my girls can fill it!!!

 

[ridgefire]

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Thats what I was hoping to do! I hope there isnt a law against regualrly selling eggs without being a business. I sold 4 1/2 dozen just this week alone! And more people want to buy.

This is from Michigans dept of ag website

9.Must an egg producer selling shell eggs at the farmers' market keep those eggs refrigerated? Is the producer permitted to re-use labeled egg cartons bearing another distributor's name and address on the carton?
Eggs sold by the producer must be held at refrigeration temperatures at the farmers' market. This is because eggs are capable of supporting the growth of Salmonella.
The labeling information on a carton identifies the type of egg, size of the egg, grade of the egg, and the name of the responsible party and address. Law does not permit re-using egg cartons or other packaging materials bearing the identity of another producer.
Farmers selling eggs of their own production are not required to hold a separate license at a farmers' market if they are already licensed at their packing location. Vendors selling eggs not of their own production are required to hold a food establishment license at a farmers' market.​

 

[hooligan]

But if you are selling them at your home does that still apply?