Egg Pricing post 2.0

[Plantasmagoria]

Hi there! I'm new to quail and starting a micro homestead. I'm starting off with coturnix quail and buttons, and plan to be selling eggs only right now for hatching and eating. I'm filling out all the paperwork and government stuff but I am stuck on prices. I've looked through the threads and there was a good one from 2017 and last year of 2023. But I'm wondering if some of you can list what you sell your eggs or about what you recommend for for hatching and eating? I was thinking of just making it easy at first and doing a dollar for each hatching egg (coturnix) and 1.50 each for eating eggs. And I'm really not sure about the button eggs. Any advice would be appreciative!

By the way I have owned a variety of different animals but bird people have always been so awesome. I always had tropical birds so I know bird hoomans but now I'm trying quail and hopefully chickens one day. This place is so supportive and helpful so thank you everyone!

 

[sourland]

Good luck in your endeavor. Hopefully someone can give you some guidance. @Kiki - any help?

 

[Kiki]

I know I wouldn't pay $1.50 per egg from someone just starting out.
I think you might be okay charging $0.30 per egg 25 or $0.30 per egg for a hatching egg and even less for eating.

 

[Nabiki]

It really, really depends on where you're at. I would check your local craiglist to see if there are people selling there and what they're selling for.

In SuperExpensiveLand where I used to live, it was $7/dozen for eating eggs and $15/dozen for hatching eggs. In my new location it's $5/dozen for eating eggs and still $15/dozen for hatching eggs.

 

[NatJ]

I was thinking of just making it easy at first and doing a dollar for each hatching egg (coturnix) and 1.50 each for eating eggs.

Why would eggs for eating be more expensive than eggs for hatching?

 

[Huntmaster]

I was thinking of just making it easy at first and doing a dollar for each hatching egg (coturnix) and 1.50 each for eating eggs.

A Doller for Quail hatching eggs is pretty much top dollar for hatching eggs and eggs for eating go for about half that. eating eggs are always less than hatching eggs. But you would need to see what price and demand is in your area.

 

[winterwolf4]

I want to add another question. Would Celadon Quail hatching eggs change the price? I am looking at some that are $25 a dozen. Is that too high?

 

[Nabiki]

I want to add another question. Would Celadon Quail hatching eggs change the price? I am looking at some that are $25 a dozen. Is that too high?

Celadon hatching eggs usually go for more than standard hatching eggs, hut how much is too much depends on where you are and what people are willing to pay.

 

[Plantasmagoria]

It really, really depends on where you're at. I would check your local craiglist to see if there are people selling there and what they're selling for.

In SuperExpensiveLand where I used to live, it was $7/dozen for eating eggs and $15/dozen for hatching eggs. In my new location it's $5/dozen for eating eggs and still $15/dozen for hatching eggs.

I'm in northern NJ where apparently finding a live button quail and eggs is tougher than finding the Holy Grail It's also super expensive here for everything!

 

[Plantasmagoria]

Why would eggs for eating be more expensive than eggs for hatching?

Oh I was just throwing numbers out there! I mixed them up in my example!