It sounds like most of the pople on BYC aren't your competition. My sense of the BYC members is that the majority are small flock owners: perhaps 20 or fewer.
The price of eggs will vary greatly by region. As you've seen by the responses, a dozen will sell for anywhere from $1.25 to $4. I plan to sell my eggs for $3/doz, which my friends have already told me is too low for the Seattle area. I will consider $4/doz in time.
A friend of mine has said she wants to buy my eggs. I know that $3/doz will be too much for her because she buys her eggs 5 doz at a time at Costco. I don't plan to lower my price so that she can afford my eggs: I want to sell eggs to cover some of the feed costs. Because I will have, at most 7 laying hens at once (including a banty), I won't have more than 3-4 dozen eggs to sell each month. I suspect that many of us on BYC probably have fewer than 10 doz a month to sell.
Right now, I on ly have 2 layers (of a flock of 4). Like many, I give away extra eggs to keep the peace with neighbors, hostess gifts, and thank-yous to friends.
We all wish you well in your business, and hope that you'll find a price point that is supported by your target market and will keep you in the black.
The price of eggs will vary greatly by region. As you've seen by the responses, a dozen will sell for anywhere from $1.25 to $4. I plan to sell my eggs for $3/doz, which my friends have already told me is too low for the Seattle area. I will consider $4/doz in time.
A friend of mine has said she wants to buy my eggs. I know that $3/doz will be too much for her because she buys her eggs 5 doz at a time at Costco. I don't plan to lower my price so that she can afford my eggs: I want to sell eggs to cover some of the feed costs. Because I will have, at most 7 laying hens at once (including a banty), I won't have more than 3-4 dozen eggs to sell each month. I suspect that many of us on BYC probably have fewer than 10 doz a month to sell.
Right now, I on ly have 2 layers (of a flock of 4). Like many, I give away extra eggs to keep the peace with neighbors, hostess gifts, and thank-yous to friends.
We all wish you well in your business, and hope that you'll find a price point that is supported by your target market and will keep you in the black.