How Much Are You Selling Eggs for Right Now?

[MGG]

This completely depends on who you're selling to and where. I sell to my coworkers in the city and no one else lives out in the country like I do. So I have no competition. I was selling for $5 but raised my prices to $6 (which was stillcheaper than the cheapest store prices).

I also have a colorful dozen and the folks in the city will pay extra for that. They didn't blink an eye when I charged $6.

At the bougie farmers markets near the city, they sell closer to $12/dozen for the colorful eggs.

Wow, $12. That's crazy! It'll be interesting to see what happens to egg prices this year with so many people getting chickens and the egg prices coming down already. I think its great if more people become a little more aware and self reliant, but I cringe thinking about those that jumped in without any space, or knowledge about what goes into keeping chickens. I wonder if the egg market will be completely saturated come fall.

3.50 is what I charge, I only have very few cutomers. 1 woman gives me the 3.50 sometimes 4. The other person gives me 5. The other gives me 5 to 7. Couple other nieghbors are elderly like me and I give some eggs here and there.
I also free range, my chickens out all day to do their thing. I am in rural setting, but even before the egg shortage I am asked if I would sell eggs. people by me like the free range fresh eggs.
I am not into selling eggs to make a profit, but 3.50 someplace in there is what I figure a breakeven. I like having my small flock chickens around.

Yeah it's really nice to make back enough to help pay for feed and such. There really is a huge difference between the free range fresh eggs and store eggs. I love our rich orange yolks and hard shells. Store eggs are kind of gross to me now after having our own eggs for so long. And knowing exactly what's going into them and caring for them myself is huge too. I hate thinking about the conditions and care commercial battery hens are getting. If people can rely more on happy healthy chickens to get their eggs than the store I think that would be awesome. I absolutely love having mine too.

I have a long time customer, my half-sisters' aunt (gonna call her my aunt for shortening purposes), that I continue selling them to her for $3/dozen because she consistently buys 5, 6 dozen eggs at a time when I have that many available. New customers are getting my new price at $4/dozen, especially if they're not consistent and only buy a dozen at a time.

I don't mind selling for the lesser price to my aunt especially since she cares for her blind husband AND special needs son, and they go through a half dozen eggs in just a day after breakfast. But a new customer tells me she'd rather pay me $4 a dozen since that's cheaper than the store right now anyway AND she's supporting local.

I'd price to be competitive locally. I'm sure I could go up to $5 a dozen, especially since I've got the pretty Easter eggs, but I'm not quite ready to do that yet.

I give eggs away sometimes too or do a price break depending on who they're for.

I totally agree. I'm sure I could still sell plenty at $5 but I'd rather keep my customers happy and not lose any than make an extra buck.

I am getting questions on fertilized eggs! I do have a pretty rooster, but mine is a ragtag bunch. So are people asking you for hatching eggs? How much a dozen?

No one has asked me but I really don't advertise at all either and I don't have any purebred eggs right now. I do think I'd sell hatching eggs for more. Especially if you're storing them properly and only selling fresh ones. For just backyard mixes I probably would go $10-$15 a dozen? You're in western SD, right? I'm just across the river from you. I'd look around on our SD FB poultry exchange page and see if you can find anything comparable, and if so what they're charging.

$4 is actually extremely cheap for those gorgeous beauties! I charge $6 for mine! But in all honestly people will pay even more than $6! Especially for colorful eggs. You can charge more if your chickens are free-ranged which many people look for when buying eggs since everything a hen eats goes into her egg (not literally) Plus free-range eggs are so much more healthier for you.

You can get 1 dozen Happy Eggs for $10-11 at Kroger! (Brown and blue eggs are sold for $10.99, and all tan ones for $9.99!!) I find that insane! Now think about how much you can sell your eggs for- despite Happy Egg raising their hens on pasture and organic feed, you care and love for each one of your hens.

Ho my gosh! $14?! Do you see anyone buying those eggs?

Thank you! They are free ranged. Maybe I'll up the price to $5 this fall once I have all of the egg colors. Depending on egg prices then anyway.
That is crazy! I doubt I could sell mine for anywhere near that much and still have buyers. Some people do tip me though which is nice. I should charge like $4.50, then most people would probably round up

(I’m at my local Kroger. Large chain grocery store.)

Wow, thanks for the photos! Maybe you should set up an eggs for sale stand in the parking lot

 

[MGG]

How does everyone work out the egg carton issue? Do people actually return cartons to you reliably or do you just factor that into the cost? Some people here will bring them back, but a lot "forget".

 

[WingItRanch]

How does everyone work out the egg carton issue? Do people actually return cartons to you reliably or do you just factor that into the cost? Some people here will bring them back, but a lot "forget".

I'm not going to lie... I do have returns but 80% of the time, they do not. I always factor that in case people forget.

 

[MGG]

I'm not going to lie... I do have returns but 80% of the time, they do not. I always factor that in case people forget.

Do you write anything on them about returning the cartons? I've thought about that.

 

[WingItRanch]

Do you write anything on them about returning the cartons? I've thought about that.

I did but gave up

 

[TOR]

How does everyone work out the egg carton issue? Do people actually return cartons to you reliably or do you just factor that into the cost? Some people here will bring them back, but a lot "forget".

People we sell to which is not that many save the egg cartons for us. If I have to buy cartons I would charge more.

 

[TOR]

Try searching on ebay for hatching eggs. That should give you a good estimate on pricing.

Can not sell animals or hatching eggs directly on facebook, have to use roundabout wording. Craigslist which is not as popular anymore can sell hatching eggs, animals.

 

[TOR]

I am getting questions on fertilized eggs! I do have a pretty rooster, but mine is a ragtag bunch. So are people asking you for hatching eggs? How much a dozen?

3.50 for hatching eggs is what I sell eggs for. hatching or eating. SOme people mark the price up alot for "Hatching eggs" I posted ad just because I know some teachers, people have kids 4h, want new chickens for flock, etc look for them. I did put in capitols for Hatching. I dont want people coming because egg prices are high.
I have barnyard mix, a surpise in every egg.
I sold 4 dozen, pulled ads. This was some time ago. I will answer if looking for ads.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How does everyone work out the egg carton issue? Do people actually return cartons to you reliably or do you just factor that into the cost? Some people here will bring them back, but a lot "forget".

Usually when I start giving my eggs, I'll get a ton of empty cartons back that first time while people are cleaning their fridges and then I just try to no run out

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Do you write anything on them about returning the cartons? I've thought about that.

I do! They always return them (but at the same time, I've sold my eggs a few times lol)