How much do you guys charge for eggs?

[3goodeggs]

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People dont want to buy eggs if you have a rooster?

Is it because they see the white spot on the yolk? One of the only signs I have seen on the side of the road for eggs also had a sign above it saying "chicks for sale." So they obviously have a rooster. If it was anywhere near where I live, I would go ask them how their business is, but it was in a town we were just passing through on our journeys this weekend. I have an EE rooster, but he is in a separate area right now. Was planning on letting him loose with them in a couple weeks, so I can incubate the EE eggs and the Marans eggs.


ETA: What breeds of chickens do you guys have that lay jumbo eggs? None of my chickens except the Leghorn lays a larger than average egg.

I have buff orpingtons. most give large, many give extra large, a few girls give 'leveling device' which I assume is about 3.5 oz. and a couple slackers give medium and one or two give small.
I think the egg eaters that I lost because they are supposed to be fertile just do not like the idea of a sperm.
I can forgive them their squeamishness. But, I hope they never get a magnifying glass to their raisins.
I'd let the ee roster get you some olive eggers. that's important.

My customers said that as soon as I separate them, they'll start buying again. I dunno. strange.

 

[Kimmiejean]

Do you know how many people have asked me, "well if you don't have a rooster, how are your chickens going to lay eggs" (and yes these are grown adult people)? When it comes to chickens some people are a little confused on how it works!

 

[newchknmama]

I don't sell mine yet because my girls aren't laying yet.. but.. there are a lot of people here that sell their eggs. I was buying them for $2 a doz from my daughters preschool teacher. Now I can get them from the feed store from the ladies that run it for $2 also, or $1.75 if I bring their carton back. My husband works with a guy that tries selling his at work for $4 and he doesnt even clean them off.. I personally think its gross I would never sell an egg to someone that still had the poop on in, just MHO. When my girls do start laying, if I have leftovers I will either give them to hubby to sell for $2.00 and let my kids have that money in exchange for collecting/cleaning the eggs to save, or I will give them to friends or neighbors. like a previous poster said, its a hobby, Im not in it to make money

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

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Ewwww!!!!

I havent started selling mine yet, but I have given a few to my in laws and my mother in law made a point of making sure that I had washed them off with soap and water. IDK if I would by eggs from someone who leaves theirs poopy. It kind of leaves question about how clean the rest of their chickening is. I take pride in making sure my eggs are clean and look good. That is why I bought clear plastic cartons. lol.

 

[cackydoodledoo]

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A lot of people are under the misconception that if the egg has a blood spot then it's fertile. Wrong. I always tell them that any egg can have a blood spot. It's just something that happens. To the average joe buying eggs they will not know what to look for to see if an egg is fertile.

 

[cackydoodledoo]

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Ewwww!!!!

I havent started selling mine yet, but I have given a few to my in laws and my mother in law made a point of making sure that I had washed them off with soap and water. IDK if I would by eggs from someone who leaves theirs poopy. It kind of leaves question about how clean the rest of their chickening is. I take pride in making sure my eggs are clean and look good. That is why I bought clear plastic cartons. lol.

I know quite a few people that don't wash theirs off. I don't think it lends towards how clean your conditions are. My boxes will be freshly cleaned and lo and behold a hen will go in and lay an egg and crap on it too!!! But I can see how people would misconstrue it if they weren't familiar with chickens. I always wash mine off and use a brillo pad if anything is really stuck on bad. I don't use soap because eggs are porous and I am always afraid they will end up tasting like soap!!

 

[BuckWildChickens]

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I agree with this, I would try to go for $4 or even $5 to ensure it's worth your while.. I suggest educating your customers a bit with the old, "Why buy from me" trick.. Explain to them what they eat, and how their handled compared to commercial.. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!!!

 

[sweeterdeeter42]

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Ewwww!!!!

I havent started selling mine yet, but I have given a few to my in laws and my mother in law made a point of making sure that I had washed them off with soap and water. IDK if I would by eggs from someone who leaves theirs poopy. It kind of leaves question about how clean the rest of their chickening is. I take pride in making sure my eggs are clean and look good. That is why I bought clear plastic cartons. lol.

I know quite a few people that don't wash theirs off. I don't think it lends towards how clean your conditions are. My boxes will be freshly cleaned and lo and behold a hen will go in and lay an egg and crap on it too!!! But I can see how people would misconstrue it if they weren't familiar with chickens. I always wash mine off and use a brillo pad if anything is really stuck on bad. I don't use soap because eggs are porous and I am always afraid they will end up tasting like soap!!

I get ones with poop on them all the time also, one of the "new girls" is making a mess out there. I know it doesnt matter how clean the nest is. But to not wash the poop off before you sell them to people to eat........

And I wouldnt think that soap would absorb too quickly into the egg. It is only on there for a few seconds. None of mine ever taste like soap. And if you think about it, they would taste like poop if they did absorb that much, because the poop is on there much longer than the soap.

 

[KlaHaYa Gardens]

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Or a lot confused.

I had an adult woman ask me if pullets turn into roosters. At first I thought she was confused about which language to use. After talking with her, she really meant what she asked -- she wasn't talking about the reproductive issues that can uncommonly result in the hen becoming a roo, she was talking about just randomly occurring sex change without a cause. She thought this was normal.

 

[Christie Rhae]

Farm fresh eggs go for $5 a dozen here in Hawaii. I give away all my extra eggs but some people want to give me money anyway. I got into chickens just for our own use but ended up with 16 laying hens who give me minimum 12 eggs a day, usually 14. We just can't use that many eggs a day even though we have a big fam. lol