How much should I charge for eggs

[I-Love-Pallets]

Listen you can disagree with me all you want, but it’s plain facts. Telling someone that has 11 chickens to sell to a restaurant is absurd. In NJ you need to register with NJDA, you need a permit to sell, you need this, you need that. You need your area spotless, you need eggs spotless. They check your yard/ chicken area. It’s too much of a mess for what? To get rid of eggs quickly? And then that restaurant is 100% reliant on you to provide eggs every week. What if there’s a disease that wipes out your entire flock? Death? Age? Winter time slow down??

It’s not more risky to fly under the radar and sell to neighbors, as you don’t need licenses or permits. What’s more risky is having the government hover over your shoulder just because you want to sell some eggs. My point is very clear that if you and the restaurant are not following state rules and regulations, you’ll be paying big money.

I just started selling my eggs and i’m doing pretty good. I post on facebook town page when i have a carton and it’s gone the next day. As the op said, as soon as they put a carton out it disappears. IMO I’d rather have customers from word of mouth/local than sell to a restaurant.

I am with you on this. We put a sign out by the road. Hanging at the bottom of the sign on both sides I have boards that say “$4 DOZ” on one side and “NO EGGS” on the other. I just flip the signs, based on the current situation, so people are not pulling in for no reason. They can go right to the egg shack, which is at the end of my driveway, take the eggs and put the money in the lockbox. The eggs are usually in the cooler only for a day or two at the most, and I have had no one take eggs without leaving money. A few times they have even left a $5 bill instead of $4.00. And the only legwork I’ve had to do is walking out to the end of my driveway.

 

[I-Love-Pallets]

We are storing in a 30 flat. They can grab a dozen and bring their own container, or, we can offer them one with a charge of $1.00 more for our container. Where do you buy your cartons from. We have been pricing them.

I bought 250 cartons from Amazon for $98.51. That comes to right at $.40 per carton. Even with the cost per carton, my chickens are now paying for all of their feed. They don’t go through as much as some chickens, because they free range a lot.

 

[I-Love-Pallets]

That's a good score! I have searched and can't find a solid answer here. We usually gather a week's worth then I wash the eggs the night before I sell them. We are running out of counter space so the unwashed eggs were all put in the fridge. Is it okay to wash them then re-refridgerate?

I do not wash mine. I do have a sign sitting next to the cooler that explains the eggs come from happy, free range, chickens, and that I do not wash them in order to protect the bloom. I have some other info on it as well.

 

[Porpie Pie]

I've kept mine at $3/dozen even though the grocery store has raised theirs. I could go on about it but all it's going to accomplish is raising my blood pressure my price pays for the cost of feed in winter and makes me a little money during the summer since they free range more and eat less of their feed. If a new buyer wants me to be their regular egg dealer I tell them $3/ dozen IF they bring me back the cartons. If I have to go buy cartons then their price goes up to $4/doz since cartons are approx. .75/ cartons now.

 

[CKfarm22]

I am with you on this. We put a sign out by the road. Hanging at the bottom of the sign on both sides I have boards that say “$4 DOZ” on one side and “NO EGGS” on the other. I just flip the signs, based on the current situation, so people are not pulling in for no reason. They can go right to the egg shack, which is at the end of my driveway, take the eggs and put the money in the lockbox. The eggs are usually in the cooler only for a day or two at the most, and I have had no one take eggs without leaving money. A few times they have even left a $5 bill instead of $4.00. And the only legwork I’ve had to do is walking out to the end of my driveway.

Exactly. I feel it’s too much “extra”
work to sell to a company. If you can get customers from word of mouth, that’s the best way to get business or customers. Unfortunately I live on a not so busy road, so putting a sign out front or stand wouldn’t really work for me. Facebook works for me, a stand works for you and a restaurant works for other people. Gotta find what works best for YOU.

 

[CKfarm22]

I do not wash mine. I do have a sign sitting next to the cooler that explains the eggs come from happy, free range, chickens, and that I do not wash them in order to protect the bloom. I have some other info on it as well.

Same here. I put a label in the carton that states they’re unwashed, how long they last unwashed and washed and how to wash.

 

[CKfarm22]

I bought 250 cartons from Amazon for $98.51. That comes to right at $.40 per carton. Even with the cost per carton, my chickens are now paying for all of their feed. They don’t go through as much as some chickens, because they free range a lot.

Am I doing the math wrong? 250 divided by $98.51 equals 2.50

 

[CKfarm22]

We are storing in a 30 flat. They can grab a dozen and bring their own container, or, we can offer them one with a charge of $1.00 more for our container. Where do you buy your cartons from. We have been pricing them.

Egg Cartons- Adorable Printed Design for Farm Fresh Eggs, Recycled Paper Cardboard, Sturdy & Reusable, Holds up to XL Chicken Eggs (Blank Stamping, 90) https://a.co/d/iVgaXwt

Here’s 90 for $80. 0.88c per carton

 

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Our Farmer's has dozen egg cartons for 35 cents each plus tax. 18 count is 50 cents each plus tax. Tractor Supply is quite a bit more expensive.

 

[Porpie Pie]

Our Farmer's has dozen egg cartons for 35 cents each plus tax. 18 count is 50 cents each plus tax. Tractor Supply is quite a bit more expensive.

I would keep my price the same if I could get 18 for 50 cents for sure! Unless I can learn to paper mache them on my own I'd have to charge more.