What is a fair price for medium eggs?

[TOP KNOT]

People who are charging $1.50/dozen are losing money. I can't make a dozen eggs for less than $2.30, and I don't feed organic or no-soy feed. As I said above, you're better off donating to a food pantry or reducing your flock than paying other people to eat your eggs. People around me sell for $1.50 dozen, too. Doesn't matter, I still sell every egg my hens make and my family only eats cracks and checks.

We eat the small and cracked one too. Good ones get sold. Everyone that I sell to knows me very well and I know them.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I am a ups driver, my husband has a business on my rte. I sell to people within walking distance of his work. He delivers them on Thursdays.No one in my area is less than $3 and some are $4 according to craigs list. I am being paid $3 now. I just feel weird as the eggs are not huge, but we do deliver. I have gotten a larger demand for them and ordered more chicks. I got a call last week for 6 more dozen...I only get about 8 doz a week. They are paying that price, I just am not a greedy type, although there are costs involved. I think it does depend on the area, this is a chicago suburb where I sell.

You DELIVER? No, don't feel bad in the slightest about charging $3. We wholesale eggs for $3 to a woman who then delivers them to her customers for $4/dozen. And you're in a really good market, too. Make sure your customers know you're raising your price when egg size increases.

 

[TOP KNOT]

You DELIVER? No, don't feel bad in the slightest about charging $3. We wholesale eggs for $3 to a woman who then delivers them to her customers for $4/dozen. And you're in a really good market, too. Make sure your customers know you're raising your price when egg size increases.

Well, I sell and my husband delivers! Thanks WalkingOnSunshine!!

 

[ChirpyChicks1]

People who are charging $1.50/dozen are losing money. I can't make a dozen eggs for less than $2.30, and I don't feed organic or no-soy feed. As I said above, you're better off donating to a food pantry or reducing your flock than paying other people to eat your eggs. People around me sell for $1.50 dozen, too. Doesn't matter, I still sell every egg my hens make and my family only eats cracks and checks.

I really don't understand your logic. If someone is wanting to sell extra eggs I'd think a penny would be better than nothing. If you are wanting to make a real profit obviously there are a lot of details to think about.

TOP KNOT, I think you're good to go, especially with the delivery!

If you are already getting $3 then don't feel bad, if people didn't want to pay that much they would either quit buying or complain.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I really don't understand your logic. If someone is wanting to sell extra eggs I'd think a penny would be better than nothing. If you are wanting to make a real profit obviously there are a lot of details to think about.

TOP KNOT, I think you're good to go, especially with the delivery!

If you are already getting $3 then don't feel bad, if people didn't want to pay that much they would either quit buying or complain.

When people sell below cost, they train everyone to expect below cost to be the proper price for the product. Selling below cost hurts everyone in the long run. No one wins a race to the bottom. Also, your neighbor might sell for less than you do, let them lose money. Differentiate yourself in the market, sell a higher quality product, ask a reasonable price. My neighbor also sells eggs for $1.50. Doesn't stop me from selling 24+ dozen a week for $3.

Financially, you are better off reducing your flock to a size where you can use the eggs or pricing appropriately. Or help someone out, donate the eggs.

 

[TOP KNOT]

When people sell below cost, they train everyone to expect below cost to be the proper price for the product. Selling below cost hurts everyone in the long run. No one wins a race to the bottom. Also, your neighbor might sell for less than you do, let them lose money. Differentiate yourself in the market, sell a higher quality product, ask a reasonable price. My neighbor also sells eggs for $1.50. Doesn't stop me from selling 24+ dozen a week for $3.

Financially, you are better off reducing your flock to a size where you can use the eggs or pricing appropriately. Or help someone out, donate the eggs.

I agree, we are not subsidized by the government and we feed high quality unlike the factory farms. If customers actually saw the farm and conditions where their eggs came from, there would be no further debate. I have a friend who recently bought a house in the country. His neighbor has chickens ducks etc. There is not one blade of grass on the place. He bought eggs, and they looked dirty. To me, that is not high quality.

 

[sepaditty1]

We've only recently started getting enough eggs to sell. I sold them for $3 a dozen and my customers (both of them) didn't batt an eye.

My hubby asked how much "regular" eggs were at the store. I told him around $2. "Then why are you charging more?" "Well, I can tell people what my eggs eat, how old they are and when these eggs were laid. Can we guess how old the eggs from the store are?"

He sees the light. You can't overprice yourself out of customers, of course. But people are willing to pay for quality.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

We've only recently started getting enough eggs to sell. I sold them for $3 a dozen and my customers (both of them) didn't batt an eye.

My hubby asked how much "regular" eggs were at the store. I told him around $2. "Then why are you charging more?" "Well, I can tell people what my eggs eat, how old they are and when these eggs were laid. Can we guess how old the eggs from the store are?"

He sees the light. You can't overprice yourself out of customers, of course. But people are willing to pay for quality.

And, of course, you aren't competing with regular, store-brand eggs. You're competing with cage-free, vegetarian-fed eggs. That makes a big difference. Store brand eggs are $1.50 in our store. Egglands Best Cage Free Vegetarian Fed are $3.65.

 

[sepaditty1]

And, of course, you aren't competing with regular, store-brand eggs. You're competing with cage-free, vegetarian-fed eggs. That makes a big difference. Store brand eggs are $1.50 in our store. Egglands Best Cage Free Vegetarian Fed are $3.6

That's true. At our WalMart, the cage free eggs are $4.38 or something like that. Big difference.