Egg Value

[MTP55]

They do molt, but I don't feel it's as extreme. It seems new feathers are growing in at the same rate old feathers are falling out. They don't seem to end up with big bald patches.

I'd agree with that.

 

[MillersFarm]

I wouldn't increase the price of my eggs, I sell a dozen of chicken for $5.50 and duck for $6.00. Free ranged chicken eggs can go around $7.00 a dozen around here. I would look at what other people are selling their eggs for. If you feel like you're selling cheap compared to others then I would increase the price. But if your price is about the same or higher then I wouldn't bother asking for more..

 

[MTP55]

We wouldn't ever get that here. But the stores do charge a dollar more for their "free range" brown eggs in the pulp carton. The market I attend has this neat rule for produce. That that you can't undercut the other sellers price. So if my price moves up, so does the other guys. A win for both of us. We know we can command more, our eggs are always no more than 7 days old and the animals are well taken care of. A lot of people appreciate that. We also give incentives to receive discounts for returning OUR cartons and repeat customers.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

For those who sell their eggs, how would you go about increasing your eggs value? …

The surest way to increase the value of eggs is to only raise geese that lay golden eggs.

 

[MTP55]

I'll breed one of those when I'm done grafting my money tree

I should have added that we are only looking to get about 25¢ more a dozen. With our current setup it would yield me about $350 more a year.

 

[Cyprus]

I give my eggs away, usually.
When I do sell, I sell for $3/dozen under the radar. Technically, I can't sell eggs without a license but I do it anyway to friends.
I have mostly brown egg layers, but also some white egg layers and colored egg layers.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I am very careful when it comes to selling eggs, if you sell eggs to someone and they get sick from it, you can get sued. I usually give my eggs away, but if I sell eggs, I will print labels and make it so the label has to be torn for the egg carton to be opened saying that by opening it, you are consuming the eggs at your own risk, and that you agree not to feed the eggs to anyone under 18 years of age (since minors can't waive legal liability in Utah).

 

[tripletfeb]

I did not see this mentioned but if you feed something like Purina Layena Plus Omega-3, hens can produce eggs with 250 mg omega-3 fatty acids per egg. That is according to a Purina pamphlet I have. So you might be able to market the eggs as having more omega-3's than other eggs.

 

[FaerieChicken]

Well when I show pictures of my flocks to coworkers, or friends that visit the ranch, they are always impressed with how beautiful they are. So when coworkers know how "organic" and true my chickens are raised, they instantly start asking how much, even for the meat! I try to keep the price low by offering the incentive of returning the cartons and every 12 cartons returned they get a dozen free. I also tell them that I ask only for donation of no less than $3 or $4 depending on season and availability. Most times, coworkers will just hand me a $10 bill and when I go to get them change they tell me "No, these are worth every penny" so I must be doing something right! LOL

My chooks all are pastured and intermingle, unless I am setting up breeding or broodies. I think that makes the eggs even more enticing, plus the eggshell color is definitely something they are oohing over as well.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

For those who sell their eggs, how would you go about increasing your eggs value? I plan to try to do this next spring for the new market season so I'm just curious as to what other people have done or ideas they may have had. Obviously it could be a region specific solution.

Raise your prices, twice what others are asking. Create scarcity, post on FB that you just have a dozen or so a week to sell, looking for just one customer. You may get 3 from the same effort. Get people to buy in, feel a part of the ecosystem that keeps the farm fresh goodness coming. Market the idea more than the product. Laid with love by chickens with names.

I give away my extras but I know I could sell them for $6 a dozen where I am at.

Gary