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[Mishlerfarm24]

I was wondering if anyone sells their eggs? And for how much? My fiancé and I are trying to figure out a good selling price because we've had a lot of people ask us if we sell them and they want to buy them off us.
This is what I was thinking, when it comes to our family we would give them for free, only thing we ask if they save and return the egg cartons.
For other people I was thinking (and I know my price is a little high but good reason) for a dozen and a half $5.00. For a dozen $4.00. Then if they given us cartons back $2.00 off making a dozen and a half $3.00 and a dozen $2.00.

 

[Hholly]

I was wondering if anyone sells their eggs? And for how much? My fiancé and I are trying to figure out a good selling price because we've had a lot of people ask us if we sell them and they want to buy them off us.
This is what I was thinking, when it comes to our family we would give them for free, only thing we ask if they save and return the egg cartons.
For other people I was thinking (and I know my price is a little high but good reason) for a dozen and a half $5.00. For a dozen $4.00. Then if they given us cartons back $2.00 off making a dozen and a half $3.00 and a dozen $2.00.

Sounds reasonable to me. Folks who value quality, humanely produced eggs would pay that much happily.

 

[Hholly]

If anyone wants some silkie hatching eggs, PM me. I don't ship. I'm southwest of Indy.

 

[Leahs Mom]

I was wondering if anyone sells their eggs? And for how much? My fiancé and I are trying to figure out a good selling price because we've had a lot of people ask us if we sell them and they want to buy them off us.
This is what I was thinking, when it comes to our family we would give them for free, only thing we ask if they save and return the egg cartons.
For other people I was thinking (and I know my price is a little high but good reason) for a dozen and a half $5.00. For a dozen $4.00. Then if they given us cartons back $2.00 off making a dozen and a half $3.00 and a dozen $2.00.

In my area (Northern IN) that price is low for real fresh eggs if the birds are able to range.

I charge $3.50/Dz. and that's low as mine are organic fed, no soy, and raised with no chemical input. If you get them from small markets that are similar quality is up to $6/dz....and I've seen some over that!


ETA - I just noticed you're from Bremen so not too far from me. There is a family that sells organic fed/no soy/ supposedly ranged (but they've admitted to me that they don't always get out and they sound more like they have too many chickens and not enough space) at the Farmer's Market in South Bend. Last time I checked theirs were $3.50/dz.

For the regular-fed but range, they're getting about $3.50/dz.

So my eggs are a bargain I guess. I just have trouble charging more than that.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

With chick season upon us, I have a chick question that seems to have as many answers as almost any I have found.

What do you do with chicks and grit?

Thought it might be a good discussion for any newbies like me trolling around the thread since we are in chick season.

I've seen some people say do nothing for them if you are feeding a starter only, others say sprinkle feed with chick grit, others say offer it in a dish of its own, still others say, just get a chunk of sod with dirt attached from your yard (not your run) and let them pick around at that to get acclimated to your soil, and have the grass/soil to pick at that they will get enough grit from.

What do you do or recommend?

If its a broody hatch (aka hen stashes nest 3 weeks later she shows up with chicks!) I let her handle it. My chicks, I give chick grit on a paper towel or a small dish.

Just finished assembling our group's 4H raffle prize! I stuffed smaller candies in between the larger boxes & added left-over Valentine's stickers. I used a little extra packing tape to prevent sampling before the auction. Hope that part works out. LOL It's about 4' tall & will be displayed vertically on a stand.

My kids already want to bid on it.




BTW- Our county has an International Night at the fairgrounds where all the groups get together to showcase the country they researched. The annual get together is also used for skits & fundraisers. Imagine about 400 people, but only about 100 of them adults.

What a great idea, and how cute!

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Great post!

Hey all. I live in the central west part of IN flock of RIR ,Productin Red, Barred Rock and most recently Ameraucana! Glad to see this thread. Hope you all are bundled down for the next round of winter!

Welcome to our thread

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[Chaneys Ranch]

I was wondering if anyone sells their eggs? And for how much? My fiancé and I are trying to figure out a good selling price because we've had a lot of people ask us if we sell them and they want to buy them off us.
This is what I was thinking, when it comes to our family we would give them for free, only thing we ask if they save and return the egg cartons.
For other people I was thinking (and I know my price is a little high but good reason) for a dozen and a half $5.00. For a dozen $4.00. Then if they given us cartons back $2.00 off making a dozen and a half $3.00 and a dozen $2.00.

I sell for $3 a dozen, and never have enough! Spring I usually get several trays (30 eggs per tray) weekly.

Quote: Agreed. Anyone that visits sees my chickens free range all day. I have some pure breeds that do stay confined, but my egg flock I only lock up at night.

Quote: Yes I agree. DH thinks I should charge more but it just doesn't feel right.

 

[Dish chickens]

Welcome

 

[Hennypenny15]

Hey hi! I am in Middlebury! Small world.

 

[Hennypenny15]

Hello! I'm in Goshen.

Hey hi, I am in Middlebury! Small world.

 

[Indyshent]

That description makes me even more concerned that it could be vitamin deficiency.
-How are the legs oriented? Does he look like he's sitting on his bottom with legs forward? Is he dragging either leg behind?
-Does his the orientation of his neck/face/head appear normal, or is his neck and head turned in any odd looking angle?
-Can he use either leg to stand? If so, is he standing on the foot or on the hocks of the legs?


Have you picked him up and examined him all over?
Part feathers and look for any injury anywhere on the body? Feel at the hip joints and knee joints and down the whole leg for anything out of place, etc. If the others possibly attacked him could be injury.

More I'm looking, the less I'm seeing that would suggest injury. No noticeable bruises, breaks or cuts. His comb is still bright and rosy, still very much alert, hasn't nipped me since yesterday morning. Both legs are equally favored/unfavored (I had to watch him quite awhile to see it though). What I thought might be construed as bruising (light purplish color to the hock joint and just above it. He might just have that color due to his pinkish white legs) has not changed since bringing him in, nor have the diameters of these joints. Pinky toes might be slightly curled, but it's probably just of the foot he's favoring (toes in the air tend to curl anyway). Weight is always shifted onto the hocks, which is similar to the chicks which suffered b-vitamin deficiencies earlier this year.

Head and neck orientation seem to be fine (though he might get a crick in it with all the leaning he does, given that he lies on one side at a time). Wings seem redder in places, especially at joints, probably owing to the increased whacking of them into things. His bottom is redder, probably due to sitting in his poo (he has very pale, and apparently sensitive skin). He also likes to dump his fancy, medicated water out, and I'm sure that's not helping. Not sure what more I can do besides changing his bedding everyday, which I've been already been doing. Going to have to get him baths and dirty up a hoard of baby wipes, I guess.

Put some extra b-vitamins in addition to extra vitamin/electrolyte solution. He cannot sit up straight, let alone stand. Via flopping, however, he can cover a fair distance and even get out of his tote. He's very unhappy in his poo, so I'm going to have to get him a bath tomorrow maybe, but I have pulled him out onto a puppy pad for a little while so he can stretch out and preen a little more comfortably.