Green Eggs vs Blue Eggs for A Premium Egg Business

[Iluveggers]

Also, I won’t buy products that aren’t ethically & sustainably raised. Color of eggs doesn’t matter to me, but the few weeks last year we didn’t have any I bought a dozen from a roadside stand a few miles away that lets their chickens out in the grass every day. I refuse to buy meat or eggs from the grocery store no matter what the price. I visit the farmers I buy from.

There are some people who believe that white eggs are less healthy, and brown k colored are more healthy. Obviously not true, but since most roadside egg stands don’t have white eggs, and free-range eggs taste different and usually have better appearing insides (and arguably higher nutritional value), I understand why people would pay more.

 

[NanaK]

Would you rather pay extra for colorful eggs laid by hens that live in a farm with a rooster?

I think living on the farm with a rooster is the 'premium' here. The colorful eggs will get some people's attention that farm raised is very different especially if they care about animal welfare. To me is implies being raised in a more natural, humane environment often eating more natural foods.
With that said and the economy like it is all over the world, everyone can't afford 'premium' brands.
I do not often sell eggs but share with family and friends. I do love my multicolored egg cartons. They make others I share with smile too!

 

[igorsMistress]

It's the same phenomenon as brand names.

People pay for appearances and if they're willing to do so then I don't see anything wrong in indulging them. I have my job (deli clerk in a higher-end grocery store), because some people value personal service and having me cut their meat exactly as thin or exactly as thick as they like it more than they value saving a dollar or two a pound.

The people who have to focus on price above all else will buy eggs from Walmart in the 36-count flats. Other people like specialty items and there's no shame to providing it. If nothing mattered but cost we'd all be living on nothing but bread and beans and cabbage.

I buy lunch meat from the deli because it often tastes better than the stuff in the case, not because I want personal service or because it’s a brand name. I’m not being lied to by any implication that it’s somehow more than what it is. Some people say they can taste the difference in eggs, some people can’t. I buy generic for some things, but I buy something because I like it or the nutritional value is more to my liking. So if it’s about nutrition or taste, that’s one thing. Premium implies this version is better than the other version, not the case with eggs; eggs are eggs. If people want to charge more for colors then whatever, but I disagree that it’s ok to imply they’re somehow better than a regular ol brown egg.

 

[NagemTX]

While eggs might be eggs most people don't know there are other colors than white or brown. The green and blue are kind of a premium because they are not often found any where other than from a farmer. You to not see them in the grocery store. You do not see them advertised on TV, hear about them on the radio, see them in news papers or even on the more main stream internet sites a majority of people visit. They are exotic to normal non-chicken people and there for premium.

 

[3KillerBs]

Premium implies this version is better than the other version, not the case with eggs; eggs are eggs. If people want to charge more for colors then whatever, but I disagree that it’s ok to imply they’re somehow better than a regular ol brown egg.

Define "better".

Premium is in the mind of the buyer.

If a person judges that the aesthetic appeal of a colorful egg carton from a small producer is superior to a 36-count flat of white eggs from Wal-Mart and is willing to pay for it then those eggs are premium.

Those who wish to sell to an upscale market sector aren't taking people captive and stealing money from their wallets at gunpoint, they're providing an item which certain people prefer for whatever reason they CHOOSE to use to judge the value of the eggs.

The nutrition of the custom-sliced ham in the deli is, after all, the same as the nutrition in the prepackaged ham in the meat case next to the hot dogs. The pre-packaged one may even be superior in terms of food safety since it's vacuum-packed and factory sealed while the ham I'm cutting from may be on it's 6th day of shelf-life (pulled on the 7th day), and is only as safe as the worst employee in the department is.

People have the right to spend their money on frivolous and trivial things if they choose to and people have the right to provide frivolous and trivial things if others want to spend their money.

A person can get 10 plain white ceramic dinner plates for under $25 on Amazon. But Mikasa is not unethical for selling fancy versions at $40 per plate. Both hold food the same way, only the appearance is different.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

@nicalandia. The discussion has now digressed a bit, so I have gone back and re-read the OP, plus the poll question, and now I'm a little confused. If your goal is ultimately to produce olive eggs, why are you asking whether we would pay a higher price for blue vs green eggs? Just curious, thanks.

 

[drangle]

I vote blue eggs, personal preference, plus they seem more rare. there are a lot of easter eggers out there.

making greens eggs seems easy if you have a good blue egg flock to mix with various browns.

I would change my vote if you planned on making a true breeding olive egger. that would be sweet.

 

[Tumbleweedlynn]

I have tried to get a blue egger three tries. Each resulted in Cockerels. My Olive egger lays these dark army green eggs with purplish/burgundy spots. They were the hit at Christmas breakfast with family who I know roll their eyes at me for having chicken in the first place.

Well, lucky chickens poop a lot, which is off putting to those not familiar with the mess or attachment. Don’t let anyone suck the drive and desire out of you . Oh, the things you will see

 

[nicalandia]

Such a beautiful color platte

 

[NagemTX]

That picture is great!