EGG SELLING TIPS

[HennyPenny2019]

I'm going to be selling eggs for the first time from my hatched hens at my local farmers market.Does anybody have any tips or things I should know about selling eggs.The only competition that I know of is a table that sells duck eggs but their's are $4 for 6 eggs and mine will be $3 for a dozen

I expect you will do well. I know at our farm market if you aren’t there early you don’t get eggs. More and more people are learning that fresh eggs are best. Good luck.

 

[Fishkeeper]

If you dispose of unwanted cockerels humanely, don't debeak your chickens, don't keep them crammed in small spaces, and otherwise treat your chickens in a manner that isn't cruel, you can put a cruelty-free label on it. It's not an official description, but it sounds good, and it's not a hard thing for backyard keepers to hit.

 

[Chickassan]

If you get your own table i'd take some photos of your ladies and display them near your eggs. I'd also find a nice attractive table cover. If you make your selling space personal and pretty it will work wonders. If you yourself will get to be pretty visible then make yourself eyecatching in a crazy chicken lady way "trust me" lol! The more chicken lady you look the better you'll do.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Ooh, good idea. Maybe get a straw hat and a flowery apron. Look like a charming person who keeps a flock of picturesque, perfectly happy chooks in their garden and gives them all names and never has to deal with any sort of mess.

 

[Chickassan]

You've totally got it!

Ooh, good idea. Maybe get a straw hat and a flowery apron. Look like a charming person who keeps a flock of picturesque, perfectly happy chooks in their garden and gives them all names and never has to deal with any sort of mess.

 

[Acre4Me]

If you dispose of unwanted cockerels humanely, don't debeak your chickens, don't keep them crammed in small spaces, and otherwise treat your chickens in a manner that isn't cruel, you can put a cruelty-free label on it. It's not an official description, but it sounds good, and it's not a hard thing for backyard keepers to hit.

Made up term, that would make me wonder what else was made up about the eggs...and I’m a backyard chicken owner.

 

[starri33]

Good Luck with your sales, if your only competition are duck eggs, you should not have a issue.. couple of pictures of your babies, especially the silkies and I think they are called polish if you have those would be cool, people love fuzzies and find the ones with the weird hair/feather do funny.. those would also give you the opportunity to talk about the joys of a backyard flock.

 

[Fishkeeper]

It might be a made-up term, but "I treat my chickens humanely" sounds pretty good to me, and that's what it says.

 

[Acre4Me]

It might be a made-up term, but "I treat my chickens humanely" sounds pretty good to me, and that's what it says.

The vast majority of chicken owners do so (treat humanely). “Cruelty-free” and “humanely-treated” just sound like smoke and mirrors to me, if I were a customer, and as I said, I would wonder what else is made up.

 

[50-45-1]

Presentation and "dressing for the part" may be the key.
I notice in my area that the Amish or Mennanite family (sorry, not sure which) that brings there produce to the market are quickly sold out.
Will you only have eggs or other farm like items?