- Oct 24, 2010
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I've been selling my eggs to co-workers for quite some time, and barely make enough money to pay for the ever rising cost of feed. It doesn't help that my wife often wins the hatching egg auctions on this site either. It just means more chickens to feed. So, I figured it's time to expand.
Last month, I met with a friend for dinner at a wonderful restaurant. I've boasted so much about my FBCM chickens int he past that I brought him a dozen of FBCM with a few Ameraucana in the mix. Needless to add, he was impressed! So much so that he told the owner/chef, which happened to be his friend about the eggs. The owner was opening another restaurant and wanted to buy my BCM and Ameraucana eggs. I was stunned!
A few days later, I stopped by a local restaurant that was known for buying produce from local farmers. I told the owner/ mgr about my new customer, and asked what he paid his local farmer for eggs...just to get an idea on what to charge the other restaurant. I gave him a little history on the FBCM chickens and colors they and the Ameraucana produced. Then he became extremely interested! It turns out this owner/manager was once a partner of the other owner/chef in first restaurant. What a small world!
Before I knew it, I had a country club requesting eggs, and that manager told me to call another restaurant that also may be interested. My god, I just don't have enough girls to lay that many eggs. My biggest dilemma is how much should I charge per dozen. The owner from the second restaurant never answered my question.
Does anyone ?????????????
Last month, I met with a friend for dinner at a wonderful restaurant. I've boasted so much about my FBCM chickens int he past that I brought him a dozen of FBCM with a few Ameraucana in the mix. Needless to add, he was impressed! So much so that he told the owner/chef, which happened to be his friend about the eggs. The owner was opening another restaurant and wanted to buy my BCM and Ameraucana eggs. I was stunned!
A few days later, I stopped by a local restaurant that was known for buying produce from local farmers. I told the owner/ mgr about my new customer, and asked what he paid his local farmer for eggs...just to get an idea on what to charge the other restaurant. I gave him a little history on the FBCM chickens and colors they and the Ameraucana produced. Then he became extremely interested! It turns out this owner/manager was once a partner of the other owner/chef in first restaurant. What a small world!
Before I knew it, I had a country club requesting eggs, and that manager told me to call another restaurant that also may be interested. My god, I just don't have enough girls to lay that many eggs. My biggest dilemma is how much should I charge per dozen. The owner from the second restaurant never answered my question.
Does anyone ?????????????