Selling Eggs

[GrandmaOrpington]

We are recent chicken people. Some people have just asked to buy some of our eggs. We live in Illinois. What price do you charge for a dozen eggs?
( Speak softly. I think they're listening.)

 

[MysteryChicken]

I live in Michigan. But I charge $2 a dozen. Cheaper then the markets.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I am in Maine, and I sell my eggs for $3.50 a dozen.

 

[Sally PB]

We are recent chicken people. Some people have just asked to buy some of our eggs. We live in Illinois. What price do you charge for a dozen eggs?

Are there other people selling eggs near you? What do they charge?

If you're going to do this a lot, ask people to save egg cartons from store eggs and bring them when they want to buy eggs.

 

[GrandmaOrpington]

Are there other people selling eggs near you? What do they charge?

If you're going to do this a lot, ask people to save egg cartons from store eggs and bring them when they want to buy eggs.

I don't really know. I understand that there can be liability issues. I may have to rethink this. We did not intend to make our chickens a business.
Getting thrown in the slammer over egg sales would suck !

 

[pintail_drake2004]

I'm in Southern Illinois, and I can't keep eggs in stock. We are priced at $3/dz for chicken & duck eggs for $5/dz

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I don't really know. I understand that there can be liability issues. I may have to rethink this. We did not intend to make our chickens a business.
Getting thrown in the slammer over egg sales would suck !

A liability issue? Is your flock free from salmonella and are you cleaning your eggs?

 

[wrathsfarm]

Your local Craigslist or Facebook group will give you an idea what eggs are selling for in your area.

 

[Roosterinthecity]

Arizona $4 for a dozen chicken
$5 for dozen duck
$3 for a dozen quail

But if you look around as to what others in your area are selling for… probably best bet. Then you can sell them for a few cents less and take all the customers…bwahahahaha

 

[Sally PB]

If you have eaten your eggs and not gotten sick, sell your eggs for what you feel is fair.

You probably can NOT sell them as organic eggs. There are a lot of regulations about organic. It's not just feeding them organic feed; there's a lot more.

There is a place about 3 miles from me that sells eggs for $4/dozen. About a mile away, someone was advertising "organic eggs" for $3 a dozen. Someone might have challenged them on that, as the sign was gone in a few weeks, never to reappear.