Dozen egg prices?

[bossdog004]

What do you guys charge for a dozen free range eggs?

Getting too many eggs and people down the street are wantin to buy some?

Thanks!

 

[LVVCHAP]

I've been told that $2.00 is a fair price. That is what I have been charging for my extras and no one is complaining.

 

[ladybug4ut1]

I charge $2.50 a dozen. We are about an hour north of you.


Annika

 

[mistylady]

1.25 a dozen and they bring the cartons back. I also don't wash the eggs and tell people they need to wash them (I wipe off "chunks"). That way they will last a little longer since the bloom is still on them. And I don't have to worry about dropping them in the sink! Butter fingers.

 

[DeeTee]

After much deliberation I decided to try $3 per dozen since free range brown eggs sell for that at the local grocery store.

Only one person ever made a comment that it was expensive. Still another said she would gladly pay more. Demand for my eggs far outstrips the supply, so I am happy. I also spent a little time educating my customers (coworkers and neighbors) about what they were getting for their money. At $3 I can pay for my feed and I eat eggs for free....

BTW, I second Mistylady's point. Great idea to teach them about bloom and deliver the eggs as "natural" as possible. Besides being a great way to deliver the freshest, tastiest eggs, it allows you to deliver a product that can't be purchased in a store.

You will likely find that once you convert a few people from store-bought eggs to your eggs, word of mouth will do the rest.

Good luck!

 

[TexasVet]

I charge $2.00 a dozen, and all my customers recycle the cartons. I was going to raise my rates because grocery-store eggs had gotten so expensive, but prices have fallen lately.

Kathy in Texas

 

[mychickensrock]

I get $3 a dozen. Pretty good demand too

 

[Kansas Chicken Mama]

I get $1.50 a dozen and most are friends and coworkers that bring me the cartons. Works for me.

 

[Snakeoil]

I also get $1.50 a dozen.

 

[gkeesling]

I charge $2.00 a dozen. I want to stay a little above the grocery price. The last I looked they were $1.78 for large brown eggs. Mine aren't free range though. I keep my chickens cooped. If I had free range eggs I think I'd charge more like $3.00/dz.