Selling Extra Eggs

[furbabymum]

I had questions about how ya'll go about it. Here they are:
1. How did you get customers? Advertisement? Family? Craigslist?
2. Do you follow any laws or need permits for your area? Do you test your eggs for salmonella or anything?
3. This is going to be area subjective but I'm interested in knowing how much you sell your eggs for.
4. Do you mix colors up or do one color per dozen?
5. Do you feed the chickens anything special to up the nutrition of an egg for selling? My husband was thinking flax seed to up the DHA and charge more for an egg.

 

[furbabymum]

Do you charge per egg or per dozen/1/2 dozen.

What do you sell them in. Cartons or baskets or what? Box...

 

[dazz02]

i sell all my eggs although i don't get many as i only have 7 chickens and only get between 4-6 eggs per day. I have a market stall and sell them there along with other stuff i have. I sell the eggs per half dozen currently at £0.90 which is slightly cheaper than the £1.00 which most other people around me sell them for. The price may vary depending on the area where you live. I sell them in half dozen cartons and just put them in regardless of colour and size in the order of freshness, when selling them always sell the oldest first to prevent them going off and needed to be thrown. Regarding washing the eggs i like to wash them even though it may decrease the time they are edible for. It makes me feel better knowing that they are clean. I wash them in luke warm water and just rinse them under the tap. They should then be stored in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Don't put them in the fridge as this may be too cold for them and may also decrease the time which they are edible for. It is best to feed your chickens either layers pellets or layers mash. Layers mash is considered better as the chickens spend more time eating which prevent them fighting or becoming board. In England i don't think you need to have your eggs checked unless you have over 80 chickens so i have no need to have them checked with my 7 chickens.

 

[furbabymum]

i sell all my eggs although i don't get many as i only have 7 chickens and only get between 4-6 eggs per day. I have a market stall and sell them there along with other stuff i have. I sell the eggs per half dozen currently at £0.90 which is slightly cheaper than the £1.00 which most other people around me sell them for. The price may vary depending on the area where you live. I sell them in half dozen cartons and just put them in regardless of colour and size in the order of freshness, when selling them always sell the oldest first to prevent them going off and needed to be thrown. Regarding washing the eggs i like to wash them even though it may decrease the time they are edible for. It makes me feel better knowing that they are clean. I wash them in luke warm water and just rinse them under the tap. They should then be stored in a cool place out of direct sunlight. Don't put them in the fridge as this may be too cold for them and may also decrease the time which they are edible for. It is best to feed your chickens either layers pellets or layers mash. Layers mash is considered better as the chickens spend more time eating which prevent them fighting or becoming board. In England i don't think you need to have your eggs checked unless you have over 80 chickens so i have no need to have them checked with my 7 chickens.

Thanks for all the information!!!

 

[Den in Penn]

1 If you are just starting out selling, talk to your family friends and neighbors. Word of mouth advertising.
2 Yes follow the laws for your area. Most regulations for those who sell out of the home are usually easy to follow.
3 What I sell for to cover my costs won't matter much to you. You have different costs to cover and have different competitors. Your going to have to sharpen your pencil and figure your costs. then find out what the local market is.
4 I mix mine. Got some resistance at first. They either came to accept or went else where.
5 No nothing added to make a super egg. Just fresh air and time in the pasture (lawn).
6 By the dozen. Bought a few cartons, but the customers keep me supplied as well.

 

[furbabymum]

1 If you are just starting out selling, talk to your family friends and neighbors. Word of mouth advertising.
2 Yes follow the laws for your area. Most regulations for those who sell out of the home are usually easy to follow.
3 What I sell for to cover my costs won't matter much to you. You have different costs to cover and have different competitors. Your going to have to sharpen your pencil and figure your costs. then find out what the local market is.
4 I mix mine. Got some resistance at first. They either came to accept or went else where.
5 No nothing added to make a super egg. Just fresh air and time in the pasture (lawn).
6 By the dozen. Bought a few cartons, but the customers keep me supplied as well.

I know a few people who will absolutely refuse to use a green egg because they're just ignorant. Do you mix in those as well and just have them deal? I'm thinking I just might keep all the Americauna eggs for myself since people seem to have such a problem with them. Seems silly though as they'd make my egg cartons look so much prettier.

The only farm eggs I've seen for sale have been in CO and our economies are pretty different. Was hoping to average it out.

 

[jahphotogal]

Around here (rural CT/upstate NY), farm-fresh eggs go for $3.50/dozen on up (more if they're organic.) A typical farmers market price is $4 for non-organic. I think mixing the eggs is nice and you can charge a bit more because it seems unusual/rare to have green eggs, but try it and see what your customers say.

I can't sell mine - I'm not sure why, but when I asked at Town Hall if there was any rule about chickens, they said I'm allowed to have them but I can't sell them (at least not at a market.) I think they just don't want me to set up a farm stand on my front lawn, but I can't imagine it would bother them if I sold a few to coworkers. (I have five chickens so will definitely have an extra dozen or so a week.) I'm thinking of selling them for something like $1.50/half-dozen, just to recoup a little cash but still keep them affordable. Or maybe just give them away! I don't expect eggs for another month, and then only from the three oldest hens - by the time the two younger (EE) hens are ready, it will be well into the fall and production will drop anyway. So likely, I won't have too many extras til next spring.

 

[furbabymum]

Around here (rural CT/upstate NY), farm-fresh eggs go for $3.50/dozen on up (more if they're organic.) A typical farmers market price is $4 for non-organic. I think mixing the eggs is nice and you can charge a bit more because it seems unusual/rare to have green eggs, but try it and see what your customers say.

I can't sell mine - I'm not sure why, but when I asked at Town Hall if there was any rule about chickens, they said I'm allowed to have them but I can't sell them (at least not at a market.) I think they just don't want me to set up a farm stand on my front lawn, but I can't imagine it would bother them if I sold a few to coworkers. (I have five chickens so will definitely have an extra dozen or so a week.) I'm thinking of selling them for something like $1.50/half-dozen, just to recoup a little cash but still keep them affordable. Or maybe just give them away! I don't expect eggs for another month, and then only from the three oldest hens - by the time the two younger (EE) hens are ready, it will be well into the fall and production will drop anyway. So likely, I won't have too many extras til next spring.

I expect to have 20 laying hens though 10 are straight run so who knows I'll probably get way more roos than I've alotted for. 9 ducks and 5 guineas means a hell of a lot of eggs. After giving away to everyone I know I'll still hvae lots to sell to make up for costs. Let me tell ya, this duck pond is going to require tons of egg selling! lol

 

[Den in Penn]

Tell them you'll sell the green and blue eggs at a premium price because they are special. Heard of some one doing that at a farmer's market a while back, and charged ten dollars. I do just mix them together.