For those of you that sell eggs. Did you have to get a permit of any kind? or did you just start selling your eggs? Are you ever worried if someone gets sick and blames your eggs you could be sued?? Does anyone sell silkie eggs? As of right now thats all I have, but my friend who got my into Silkies said she thinks the silkie eggs are really tasty which makes up for them being small. Would there be ANY market in selling silkie eggs? If not its not a huge deal for me, just something I was thinking about Thanks
I think it depends on how you are planning to sell your eggs. I sell eggs to my friends who want to buy them, but there is no set price. I let them give a donation if they want/can; if not, it is no big deal. For that, I do not think you would need a permit/license. Do I worry about them getting sick from my eggs? Not really. I know my chickens are healthy and the coop hygenic, and the eggs go from coop to fridge. So, no more chance of illness there than buying them from the store. As for silkie eggs - that I do not know. Most people I know of want larger eggs because when using them for baking that is what most recipes are assuming you are using.
Because of your state ( CA is a pain in many things) you will have to look up the regulations in your State and City. What is legal in other states often is not in CA. If you have problems finding info try your state thread here on BYC and see if someone in your area can help you out.
I would think some people might like the silky eggs for the novelty of them. I guess if I were selling eggs to people I didn't know, I might worry about being blamed if they got sick. I know my birds are healthy and the eggs are good, but people often blame the last thing they ate if they get sick. In reality it takes longer than that for food poisioning to kick in.
I have a friend that sells eggs to mom & pop stores in California. According to him you just need a sticker that says the eggs should not be eaten raw. You can get these stickers at Nasco in Modesto CA. Nasco is a mail order place as well as retail sales. You can get the phone number from information if you can't find their web site. It is either listed as Nasco or Nasco West in the phone book. They also have egg cartons.
