What do you do with all those eggs?

[DragonParadigm]

I'm getting up to 10 eggs a day and am quickly running out of options for what to do with them. Short of chucking them, that is.

My friends are all stocked up, we are sick of eating eggs and now we have a backlog in the 20's. So, what are some things you guys do to use up those extra eggs? Today's basket (from yesterday and today)
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Send them to the shelters and churches and schools.

 

[Cyprus]

Send them to the shelters and churches and schools.

Where I live, I need a permit for that.

 

[DragonParadigm]

Where I live, I need a permit for that.

That’s a load of rotten eggs.
Poooie!

 

[21hens-incharge]

Donating here isn't something allowed unless the eggs are USDA/FDA inspected.


It is understandable but sad that the opportunity for both giver and potential recipients is missed.

Fun fact.........I tried to donate eggs to the food bank and was informed I couldn't unless my eggs were inspected. Ok.
A few weeks later I saw a poster from the same food bank asking backyard gardeners to donate produce.
So.....the eggs aren't good enough but veggies grown in soil amended with poo from those same chickens is??????

 

[aart]

unless it were maybe Antique Road Show treasure!

There ya go!! Send em a pic.

I ended up buying another bank to sit by her that looks like a sack of chicken feed

Rather fitting anyway, cause the money is for feed.

It is understandable but sad that the opportunity for both giver and potential recipients is missed.

Indeed it is.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

My New Year's resolution this year: minimize wasting food. The idea of tossing out good food is a shame. I'm fortunate to have a friend that buys 2 - 3 dozen per month. The local Farm store buys them and what ever is left from my personal use I give away. I make pasta - 3 eggs to 1 lb of pasta. Very easy to make and you don't really need a pasta machine, a mixing bowl, rolling pin and a knife is all you need. Freezing eggs is simple. And I wouldn't be too concerned about giving a rotten egg to anyone. Your own chicken produced eggs are seriously much fresher than what you find in the grocery store. I like the idea of swapping eggs for something else and will look into that for myself.

 

[TheRusticRebel]

Our rules here are pretty lax. There are alot of rules and regulations ...then all the way at the bottom it says.
"The following are exempt from this chapter:

(1) persons who buy or sell eggs to be used exclusively for hatching purposes;

(2) shipments of eggs in interstate commerce;

(3) persons who sell eggs at a roadside stand near the farm on which the eggs were produced."

Also according to the first part of this chapter:
"
All wholesalers, distributors, commission merchants, brokers, and dealers who desire to sell or offer eggs for sale in this State shall first file for a license with the Commissioner of Agriculture, upon forms furnished by the commissioner, stating the name of the firm or person desiring to offer eggs for sale either by themselves or by their agent, together with the address of the firm or person and the type or kind of eggs to be offered for sale. The license must be issued at no cost and in a form prescribed by regulations promulgated by the department."

So it seems you can get a liscense for free anyways.

In SC.

Eta: link to source
https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t39c039.php

 

[BantyChooks]

I sell them or give them to family and friends. I am getting 10--12 a day right now and can hit 2 dozen a day in peak season some years.

 

[baby-blue]

Our chooks and keets aren’t laying yet, but when they do, I’ll inevitably end up feeding the extra eggs to our dogs, cats, and horses. They’re a great source of vitamins and nutrition for them, but they’re too expensive to buy and crack into a bucket of grain or a bowl of kibble. We don’t use a ton of eggs for ourselves - I only have about two a day. I’m allergic to eggs.. go figure! If we have enough, we’ll hopefully end up selling them, but I doubt that there will be many extras since it appears that most of my chicks are turning out to be roos.

 

[chkva]

We use about 18 to 20 eggs a week for eating, baking and cooking with. We give away another dozen or two a week to a friend.
We are throwing about 5 Or 6 dozen a week away. I would like to sell some or give to someone who is in need , but I'm afraid people could sue us or we could get in trouble if anyone got sick after eating them.

Look up food pantries because many will take fresh eggs and fresh veggies/fruit. Soup kitchens will take them too to cook for the needy.