Update on farm fresh, free range egg prices

[ChickenDaddy523]

Those sound like very reasonable prices. In Portland, OR free range organic eggs range from $4-6 for true free range organic eggs. You really have to know the farmer to have a guarantee. Anything less is probably not truly free range. I plan to charge $4 per dozen myself to make up some costs, which will likely be at a loss by the time I calculate all the costs. But whose really counting, I do this for fun and good eggs!

 

[kada6305]

Those sound like very reasonable prices. In Portland, OR free range organic eggs range from $4-6 for true free range organic eggs. You really have to know the farmer to have a guarantee. Anything less is probably not truly free range. I plan to charge $4 per dozen myself to make up some costs, which will likely be at a loss by the time I calculate all the costs. But whose really counting, I do this for fun and good eggs!

Curious what makes them organic? organic feed? I know mine are truly free ranged. free range on 5 acres for at least 8 hrs a day. only timne locked in run is when we are gone which is like one weekend a month if that.

 

[ChickenDaddy523]

Wow that's great space! Yes the feed needs to be organic and non gmo, which is difficult to verify from small farmers. My feed store guarantees that the feed meets those requirements and will also sell my eggs for me. Right now there is a higher demand for eggs than there are eggs.

 

[dmc129]

My ladies just started laying (yay!)
I was wondering how much people are charging for a dozen eggs lately.

 

[N F C]

My ladies just started laying (yay!)
I was wondering how much people are charging for a dozen eggs lately.

Welcome to BYC!

The price varies quite a bit as others have posted. It depends on things like free-range/organic or not, where you are located, etc. Around me, it's $2 but I mainly sell them because we get too many for just the two of us and neighbors around me are poor and/or elderly. One older couple that has gone out of their way to welcome us to our new place (almost two years now) and been very helpful with things, they get however many eggs they want for $0...we value their friendship more than the two bucks per dozen.

See? It all depends....

 

[UrbanFarmOC]

I'm in Southern California (orange county to be exact). We don't have a lot to sell since we have a small flock by most egg-selling standards and live in suburbia, but we sell at $7-8/ dozen. Bf recently sold 1/2 doz for $5 to coworker with really really wanted our eggs. Our chickens pasture all day in large hilly backyard (approx 6000+ SF roaming space) and we raise them using organic methods. There's a farm about 1 hour away that sells pastureed eggs for $10/ dozen.

 

[hayesm2]

I am in middle TN and started selling at 3.50 a dozen but now that they are larger I am changing to 4 a dozen. I have a free range mix of leghorns, RIR's and Buff Orpingtons. Next year I plan on expanding to 100 layers. Currently I just supply the family and close friends with my 15 hens. Wal-Mart now sells "cage free that have access to grass" for $5 a dozen but I know mine are treated great and eat a non-GMO layer feed and all the free range goodies they want. I felt $4 was a bit much but if WM is selling them for 5....

 

[CrazyTalk]

I sell mine for $5/doz, and have for a long time. I have a better product than the grocery store - so there's no reason to try and compete with them on price.


I am not organic, and I feed GMO feeds. I make this clear to my customers, and I make it clear why I think that it's better for the birds, and no worse for them. I refuse to pander.

 

[animalgrl]

I'm in Northern California and I a saw pasture raised, organic, etc. fancy eggs for sale for $9.99 a dozen at one grocery store. I bought eggs because I needed them and my girls aren't laying right now. I bought extra large cage free eggs and paid $5.99 for a dozen at the same store. There was no way I was going to pay $10 for eggs I was going to use to make dog biscuits!

 

[creps]

I live in NW Oklahoma. I sell my eggs for 2.00 a dozen. Not looking for a profit just help with the feed cost.