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[thechickenkeeper]

Hi there, i'm getting to the point where, i've given eggs to everyone I know, the whole street just about, but I've been considering selling the excess, i would have to ask for donation only , so technically i'm giving them away, fall into line with local council by laws. What do the rest of you do?

 

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[moochoo]

I sell mine for £1 per half dozen, plus 20p if you need a box. Most people tend to bring me lots of unwanted egg boxes for me to use. I'm happy as it more than covers the girls food, treats and bedding with a little left over that goes towards a bhwt donation each year.

They're happy because they get fantastic ethical eggs and I'm happy because it stops them buying cheap battery eggs from the supermarket.

In fact most people complain that I'm not charging them enough!!

[thechickenkeeper]

I sell mine for £1 per half dozen, plus 20p if you need a box. Most people tend to bring me lots of unwanted egg boxes for me to use. I'm happy as it more than covers the girls food, treats and bedding with a little left over that goes towards a bhwt donation each year.

They're happy because they get fantastic ethical eggs and I'm happy because it stops them buying cheap battery eggs from the supermarket.

In fact most people complain that I'm not charging them enough!!

 

are you allowed to sell them? the local council here states that under no circumstance are eggs to be sold to the public, i think i'll have to ask for donations only see what happens, you never know people might give more than i'd charge.

 

thanks for the reply

[Christian]

There are guidelines in the Uk, along the lines of if you have under 50 hens etc, but yes, we are allowed to sell our eggs from the house/gate!

 

I charge £1.50 for 1.2 dozen and have them queuing up. Mine are moulting at the moment, so getting 1 egg a day if I am lucky Come Spring, I hope my new girls will be laying

[alison]

At the moment I am only getting 4 a day out of 7, so we get through those very easily between three of us

 

When I was getting 7 a day and sometimes (8!) we struggled, but we just ened up having lots of scambles and baking a bit more.

[Gamebird]

I only have 6 chickens so I give my excess to friends who in return give me whatever they have in excess, recently I have had bottles of freshly pressed apple juice, home-made scones, chutney (although we do make our own as well) etc.

[Lesley]

I had one egg from 28 layers the other day - they are all moulting!

 

We sell ours at £1.20 per 6 - I think the price will go up in Spring. We have a lot of blue egg layers so worth at least £1.50.

[Jules.]

I sell mine for £1 for 4 & I have a work colleague who has an order for 8 each week.

The money gets saved & sent periodically as an extra bonus to a little girl we sponsor who lives in El Salvador.

[helenarees]

Hello,

 

I have for the last year been taking my eggs into work (usually around 18-24 eggs per week) and used an honesty box policy of £1 per 6 which I was donating to BHWT (and all in work knew this). I found that the majority of people asked for eggs and didn't put any money in the box and those few that did donate decided at some point that they would give 50p for 6 eggs. It maybe unusual where I work but I would advise setting out a price and taking the money when the eggs are handed over.

 

Helena

[Seagazer]

I have given eggs away to begin with. A lady at college has had a box of four for £1 (I feel quite mean that it was only 4 eggs) but I didn't ask for the money she just gave it to me. I'm going to use the money to sponsor another ex-batt.

 

I've had a few people question me about salmonella. I've just said that they are all vacinated so it wouldn't be a problem. Is that correct?

[Sandychick]

I struggle to get through 21 eggs a week by myself so I take eggs to the pub every Friday night to give them away. I don't ask or expect anything for them, but I usually end up with a pint or two in return

 

The traditional barter system also works well. I have traded eggs and chicken poo for a variety of fruit and veg

[thechickenkeeper]

Thanks for all the great replies, sounds like some of you have some pretty mean workmates, 50p cheeky beggars.

 

I will try an honesty box at the gate i think.? kids though probably nick the money.

[Steve.]

We sell the excess at £1.50 for 6.

 

We get asked every week by someone if we are putting our prices up and if not, why not.

 

The spare get sold to family, friends, and neighbours. I do not advertise on the front of the house. Eggs are now going to friends-of-friends (eg, people we have not met) as they are that popular

 

A lot have been given away as thanks, or introductory pack of eggs.

 

Our Egg Skelter is often empty as we've eaten, or sold all the eggs, even with 8 hens.

 

I was worried about the excess to begin with but it is very easy to use them up one way or another.

[MedusA]

I usually give mine away to friends and family, but I do put a little compliment slip in the box suggesting donations to the BHWT.

 

That said, I did sell some at our allotment Autumn Fair recently and people snapped them up at £1.50 for 6 eggs.

 

I might try the honesty box at the front door idea next spring, if we get loads of eggs, just to see how it goes, provided it's not breaking the law. Anybody know where I'd find out?

[quickcluck]

Same here, mine go to friends at work for £1 for 6..... but with only 5 out of 6 laying, there are not that many, and at the moment we are only get 3 a day

[Steve.]

We've sold 18 eggs since yesterday

 

And my mother-in-law wants some as well so that's another 6. She may have to wait till tomorrow as we want to eat some too!

[Topdollar]

I sell my excess eggs at £1 for 4 and have friends fighting over who should get them. We've had to do a waiting list so it's fair

My OH has had some labels printed with the girls names and initially provided the boxes but most are returned for refill.

The money goes into our chicken fund and pays for food, treats, bedding and all things chicken related.

We have 6 layers atm and get 4/5 eggs a day.

Funny thing is last week when I sold all my eggs to friends and forgot I was baking the following day. The girls must have known and only laid 2 so I had to buy some from the local store

[jools+6]

we were giving our excess eggs away and people started to buy the kids sweets in return ! after pointing out that the kids don't lay the eggs we now get greens for the hens instead !! don't tell the kids and we have been given cooking apples from gardens , croched blankets you name it , bartering has it's good points

[RubyReckless]

yes, i'm a keen barterer, too!

[Busybird]

When I am invited to a friends (sociable drinkies, dinner etc.) I turn up with a box of eggs. Makes a change from a bottle - talking point and generally better recievied I am always being asked if I will provide eggs for friends but with only 3 chooks we get through most of their eggs ourselves. giving them away under sociable conditions is very rewarding for all

[Guest]

We sell our excess at £1 for 6 and we were sellign at the gate but now have more customers than we can supply - the neighbors and local tradesmen were buying from the gate but there just aren't enough for them!

 

I think "Ooops, word censored!"ody should give them away except to CLOSE family - after all they are not free, you are paying for the feed and housing of the hens and I see the eggs as a chance to have a "self sufficent" pet. One person gets them free now, because she looks after James before school whenever Mum is on holiday - a service I will happily barter for eggs! Everyone else happily pays - including a cousin who lives near(ish) and we hadn't seen in years, she came to our summer party and since has popped in a few times for eggs - she wouldn't dream of not paying and I'm not embarrased by her giving me the money.

[Christian]

giving them away under sociable conditions is very rewarding for all

 

Couldn't agree more Busybird It is just the sad little faces when we don't take eggs, that I can't stand Mine are all moulting at the mo, so one egg a day if I am lucky.

[dancing cloud]

Family and friends get given them for free. The vast majority are sold at work, initially for 50p and now £1 for 6 (having built up a demand and read the prices charged by other forum members), and all the money is donated to BHWT, who rescued my little monsters in May . They do their best to keep up, but sometimes there is a backlog of boxes to be filled. Boxes have names on and are filled strictly in first come first served order.

 

BHWT send a receipt saying what the money will be used for, so I always put a copy on the noticeboard so everyone knows that the money has been sent and what BHWT will do with it.

[thechickenkeeper]

Well after hearing of all your sales, I got the other half to take some into work, and bingo 18 sold immediately, with more orders. Sold them for $3.00 ( £1.20)/ 6, a little cheap (no pun intented) I feel, still will go to buying next bag of feed.