Prices for eggs

[scgamecock]

That's a good idea.If you can get people to try your eggs then they will be hooked.Your price really depends on the market of your area.

 

[hooligan]

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Do you have a link to a website where I could find that info?

 

[speckledhen]

Let me see if I can find that article. Someone has posted the link to it here, but I'd have to dig for it.
**ok, it's referenced here in the Mother Earth News article, but the link is bad. Still searching, but here is part of the article, but this one mentions "pasture-fed" and came from this site
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/2006-04-01/Our-Far-out-Free-range-Eggs.aspx

According to the latest research, eggs from pasture-fed birds are lower in cholesterol and higher in vitamin A and vitamin E. (For more information, visit The Chicken and Egg Page at www.MotherEarthNews.com/eggs. Mother) The eggs also contain more omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for heart health.

Here is another blurb, too, from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-range_eggs

Nutritional Content
Data from well designed, peer-reviewed research is scarce however some small studies suggest the nutritional content of eggs from genuine free-range hens (hens that forage daily on a grass range) is superior to eggs produced by conventional means. These studies report higher levels of Omega 3 and Vitamins A and E, and lower levels of total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and Omega 6.[4][5][6][7]

Here is a good article with figures: http://beatingcholesterol.blogspot.com/2007/11/should-you-eat-eggs-with-high.html​

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

I think $1 a dozen for new customers. What really works is word of mouth

 

[bigzio]

Yep, I have charged $1.00 per dozen for years, however I really think I need to raise the price to $2.00 per dozen. The amount of work and care that go into producing my all natural free range eggs are worth it.

bigzio

 

[hooligan]

Thanks for those links, I am going to use the info on this one: http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs.aspx and this one to make my for sale signs http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-10-01/Tests-Reveal-Healthier-Eggs.aspx?page=5

Do chickens have to have a specific amt of space to be considered Free Range?

 

[jarasz]

I started selling mine at $2 a dozen and the people I sold them to told me I needed to raise the price. Sometimes they would even give me more themselves. Then the price of feed went up by 40% and I did raise the price to $3 a dozen. I think I could probably raise it again and no one would care, but 3 works fine for me.

 

[speckledhen]

That's exactly what happened to me. They knew what they were paying in the store for inferior product and realized that I had to keep my birds fed and healthy to keep producing eggs for them.
I don't think they need a specific size area to be freerange, just free to get out and eat bugs and plants on their own of their own choosing.

 

[chickenlover210]

I say 50 cents to 1.00 dollar more maybe more but people will pay

 

[SandyC]

I've been selling mine for $2.00 a dozen. I live in a farming area and there is a large poultry farm just down the street from me that sells cracked eggs for .50 a dozen and $1 a dozen for whole eggs. I have my loyal followers though, who have told me that they will still buy from me if I have to raise my prices due to feed costs. They know that my chickens free range and are fed largely organic foods and that I know and love each of them! I guess to many people, that makes a difference.