Hope to make first egg sale Thurs...what should I include

[Qi Chicken]

If anyone wants to post their egg carton inserts that would be awesome!

 

[Sunny Side Up]

I think that fresh home-grown eggs are worth MORE than store-bought ones. It's a unique & rare product, you shouldn't feel that you must beat the price found in the stores. But if other folks are offering home-grown eggs for just $1 you may have a difficult time getting locals to pay any more.

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

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Great idea!

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

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I totally agree that my home-grown eggs are worth more than store-bought eggs. The yolks are richer and the shells are very strong and they taste great.

I realize I will most likely not sell many in my small town due to the economy here. That is why I'm looking to sell in the larger town 36 miles from us where my husband works and can deliver the eggs for me. I have seen a Craig's List ad for EE eggs for $2.50/dozen for that city. Another ad for a larger town 60 miles away wanted $3/dozen picked up outside of the city or $4/dozen delivered into the city.

 

[Tropical Chook]

Boo-Boo's Mama :

DH said they were charging $3.99 for large brown eggs at the grocery in the larger town 36 miles from our small town. I will try selling at $3/dozen. One or two of mine are larger than 'large' store bought eggs; am betting they are double yolkers. My son is paying $4/dozen in a larger town about 3 hrs from us...they drive from New Mexico to Texas to deliver their products. My son said my eggs have a darker orange yolk than their eggs. Makes me think their hens do not get greens.

Now I know why our eggs have such dark orange yolks. It's from all the greenery they eat. Our flock is 100% free range now and get no commercial feed. It's pointless me buying any because they stopped eating it, and now they won't go near it. Instead, they eat grass, weeds and whatever else they manage to find or dig up. I still throw down a cup or two of corn everyday for them, and they get some rice (brown and white) every once in a while. It's quite amazing really, because it just seems strange to me that we get eggs everyday from our birds, and yet all I have to do is give them fresh water in return. I really do have zero expenses to worry about, and even their bedroom (coop/run) only cost about $100 to build. Even so, I would certainly charge more than $1 for 12 eggs. I have had a few offers already, with some people offering us as much as $5 per dozen

On a different note, I would mention any need to wash the eggs. First of all, it's not necessary, and secondly, you may actually scare away potential customers. You know how some people are, and they may just think your eggs are dirty because store bought eggs don't come with any such warning.

Before I moved to Thailand, my sister-in-law was selling eggs and instead of using egg cartons, she was using small paper plates and setting the 6 or 12 eggs on a little bit of chopped up straw, and then wrapping it up with a little bit of cling wrap. I must admit, it did have that nice sort of "country" look.

Anyway, just an idea.....