NY chicken lover!!!!

[featherz]

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I'd be interested in knowing what they washed them in; fresh water or mild disinfectant? I wash my eggs with water minutes before I use them and not before refridgeration. No sense pushing germs through the shells pores so they rot regardless of temperature they are stored at.

I don't think it mattered. Any way of washing washes off the protective coating (bloom) on the egg.

Here is the link to that study:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Fresh-Eggs.aspx


"CONCLUSIONS

At the end of seven months (all of our experiment that was finished and processed at the time this issue went to press), then, we had drawn these conclusions about our egg preservation experiment:

[1] Unwashed, fertile homestead eggs seem to store much better than washed, unfertile agribiz eggs. Why? Probably for the simple reason that they're unwashed ... and not because they're fertile. Hen fruit, as it comes from the chicken, is coated with a light layer of a natural sealing agent called "bloom". And, while a good wash may make a batch of eggs look more attractive, it also removes this natural protective coating ... leaving the eggs more subject to aging and attack by the air and bacteria in the air."

 

[happyhensny]

Wow, eggs get old? In our area I can charge $2.50/doz and people argue over them. "My turn!" "No it's not, you got some 2 days ago!" When we actually get eggs, they are gone within 24 hours. I should really consider getting more "heavy layers" than the pretty girls I have now. We have 10 Chantecler pullets and 6 D'Uccle pullets all hatched in April-May and not an egg out of any of them yet. Holy hockey pucks! What is the problem? Then I have the geriatric ward=10 hens 5 years old or older. Chickens as pets, geeze.

 

[featherz]

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I have tons of egg people around here, not many people to sell to.

I have a few people who buy them at work, however I have a limited number of L/XL eggs at the moment so I have dozens (and dozens) of M (ish) eggs due to all my young layers. Seems a waste to put up another CL ad to meet one person with a dozen eggs, so I just hope that word of mouth at my job will get me more customers - and that my chickens will lay bigger eggs in time!

Up till two weeks ago or so, I was getting two dozen a day, now down to about 18/day since I sold 6 hens and have a few molting.

 

[stonykill]

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that is too cheap. I get $3 a dz wholesale to a "green" market. I can't even imagine what they charge for them

 

[featherz]

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that is too cheap. I get $3 a dz wholesale to a "green" market. I can't even imagine what they charge for them

Wow, I am envious. $3 would never fly here - I have neighbors selling them for $2 and three for $5.

The $2.50 I get is from work people and they are in Albany - possibly used to higher 'city' prices.

I'll probably bring about 20 doz to the food bank this weekend.

 

[Cass]

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that is too cheap. I get $3 a dz wholesale to a "green" market. I can't even imagine what they charge for them

Wow, I am envious. $3 would never fly here - I have neighbors selling them for $2 and three for $5.

The $2.50 I get is from work people and they are in Albany - possibly used to higher 'city' prices.

I'll probably bring about 20 doz to the food bank this weekend.

Sounds like you should bring 10 dozen to Happyhensny and split the money with her. Maybe she can meet you at the train station?

 

[vmdanielsen]

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that is too cheap. I get $3 a dz wholesale to a "green" market. I can't even imagine what they charge for them

Stony, I have to go to Chatham tomorrow.....Do you have eggs that I can buy?
Ginny

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

We're getting 8-10 eggs a day now down from 2 dozen a day. I sell for $2 a doz to my co workers. This time of the year is rough for eggs, but we are going to take advantage of the slow down and worm our birds.
We had 112 birds at last count and that's every bird we have. Finally sold some last night though, 15 hens and a barred OE roo. This weekend we're bringing some extra roos to King's auction.

 

[rancher hicks]

I charge $2.25 dz. since feed prices are up. I don't carry hybrids so most eggs are large. I have a scale and weigh them. Though not lately I can pretty much tell a large egg. I rarely get an xtra large. I'm not big on pushing things. I have had one hen get prolapse and besides large eggs are called for in most recipes anyhow.

I got 15 yesterday. Out of more than 20 so I'm happy with that. My BRs 10 aren't laying yet and two SLW hens, that are with them. They don't seem to be getting along with the BR's so I 'm not sure what to do with them.

Now I have a question about auctions. I've been bidding on some birds but seems folks are bidding higher than if they bought chicks outright from GF. Why? Why would you pay more for chickens on an auction than if you just bought them directly from the farm? It's GF that auctioning them off. Now they are juveniles but is that really that much older than chicks.

My way of thinking is I can get three and not have to order six. But does it make sense to bid higher than if you just went to the farm? Heck if you go another $100 you could get another chick. The shipping is the same either way. $60. Any ideas?

 

[Aria]

We have 16 Silkie Hens and we get 4 to 6 eggs daily. Of course they are NOT large eggs.
I sell them at the office for $1.00 a dozen. Regards, Aria