Vanessa Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Just wondered if anyone else is selling their eggs and for how much? Whenever we have too many hubby takes them to work and sells 6 eggs for a pound. So far we made £4 which I am saving up for a few more hens. Edited January 27, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Yep we do! I have bought blue 4 egg and 6 egg boxes and my mum and dad take them to work and sell 4 for £1 and 6 £1.40 Bantam eggs are 60p for 4 though I don't really feel bad because they are organic and are sort of free range So far I have £14.40 and that is going to the new food Tom Edited January 27, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I sell 4 a week for £1 to one of YD's teachers.........not going to get me very far is it?! I put the money along with any £2 coins in a sealed Cash Can - like this: http://www.giftology.co.uk/acatalog/info_BBB3130.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccroft Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I sell 6 for £1.50 I did say £1 but one person offered £1.75 and another £1.50 so I just said to both £1.50 was more than enough. Now have 6 hens both of them want 12 I've said £2.50 and they are more than happy to pay that. Both are neighbours who know how much love and care the chickens receive. They have said that the large free range eggs from Tesco that they've been buying whilst I have been without eggs are much smaller than mine. One of my customers also saw a programe about so called free range hens and said that it was a real eye opener and now doubts that many of the eggs sold in supermarkets are free range eggs according to what she thought free range was. Rather than the legal 2hr free ranging a day rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hennymom Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 hubby took a money box into work with enough half dozen boxes for all..... the mean so and so's left 2p in the money box even though they knew it was for our hens food... so we removed it, gonna try it at my work next they say they are quite happy to pay for our eggs, and whatever is left after the food is bought goes to BHWT.. let's see what happens!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 hubby took a money box into work with enough half dozen boxes for all..... the mean so and so's left 2p in the money box even though they knew it was for our hens food... What cheapskates . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Maybe I should put my prices as I do feed them organic!! Before I had the chooks I bought my eggs from the local veg box and paid £1.20 for 6. But they weren't organic. Hmmm..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Defiantly! Large Organic Free Range eggs in TESCO are £1.80 ish!!!! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 Defiantly! Large Organic Free Range eggs in TESCO are £1.80 ish!!!! Tom Are they???? Haven't bought any eggs in supermarkets for a long time.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccroft Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Defiantly! Large Organic Free Range eggs in TESCO are £1.80 ish!!!! Tom Are they???? Haven't bought any eggs in supermarkets for a long time.... Look at the extra large eggs, they are the same size as my hens would lay as the norm. The value eggs and the cheap so called 'free range' eggs look like my bantam eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yup. I sell ours too. I get anything from £1 - £2.50 depending on the person... I dont put a price on them... the Last few months they have paid for their own food and bedding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchB Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yes we do. producing more or less daily at the moment. I take my excess to work and I charge 20 pence an egg. They are very popular especially in the cute omlet 4's boxes. Although my eggs vary in size quite a bit from a 50+g to around the 70g mark, so try to put two larger with two smaller ones when possible. The money goes towards their food and treats etc. We did have a 95g surprise from Coco yesterday double yolker I had it for my lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Box Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I charge 75p for 6 of my hens' eggs and sell them to friends at work. I recycle commercial egg boxes to keep the cost down and my customers replenish them when necessary. We tend to keep the bantam eggs for ourselves although in the summer I offer a 50/50 mix at 65p for 6 if there is a glut. I tend to use as my yardstick 50% of supermarket free range prices, but looking at some of the posts it would seem this may be too low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4eggs Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Two friends/neighbours are regular buyers of my eggs (my hen's eggs!!). They suggested £1.50 for six as they pay more than this for their free range supermarket eggs and say that my girls' eggs are far tastier (probably of course because they are much fresher). I keep a little box to put the money in so that it stays separate and use it to pay for their feed/ bedding, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicki9 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 £1 for 6 - it's an easy amount to collect and we sell a minimum of a dozen a week, so covers the chickens treats. We have found that more people want them than we can supply, particularly at this time of year. After being forced to buy 1/2 dozen eggs at Christmas, can confirm we were at how small the "large" eggs were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Cockell Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I sell them at work for £1 for 6. So many people want them, but I stick to my regulars. They give my egg boxes when they can and I fill them up! I was only going to charge 50p, but eveyone said that even a £1 was cheap and they were happy with that. Also they all comment on how lovely and fresh they are and how nice they look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Mine are sold at work for £1 per 6 and all the money goes to BHWT, as a thank you from my little monsters for their rescue. They managed to raise £120 in their first six months The buyers bring in a box with their name on when they want to join the queue (I have spares for new customers) and the boxes are filled on a first come first served basis. There's usually a queue of 2-3 boxes and my little monsters average 4 eggs a day so no one has to wait very long. Everyone loves the eggs and I get constant comments on how large they are and how yellow the yolks are, and a lot of people have now met the hens too. It seems to work out well for all concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEAN Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Both myself & my husband have been selling boxes of 6 for £1 at work. Have been amazed at the response, people have been fighting to bagsy the next box. We have been wondering if we are going to need to expand our flock at some point. We have a 'chicken tin' in the kitchen and all the pounds go in towards food/treats/bedding. If at the end of the year we are saving up a lot I will send some off for the BHWT too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooklady Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My neighbours give me £1 for 6, but I was thinking of increasing it to £1.50 because they are all good sized eggs now and easily worth that I think. I put the money in my little chicken pot I bought from Lakeland and it buys their next bag of mash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I sell mine for £1.50 a box, & it all goes straight into 'the Big Pig', which is a cast iron massive money pot we have on the floor by the front door. We are not opening him until he is full - its been 3 years so far & hes not full yet! I have several regular customers who collect a box a week on a specified day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 DHs work collegues sometimes buy some from me. The give me £1 for six or £2 for twelve. I also use the money to get them food and treats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Well, last summer when we had lots of eggs we charged 80p for 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piptiddlepip Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 £1.50 per half dozen after I realised how much free-range, organic eggs are in the supermarket. My co-workers rave about the eggs and love my chicken stories. They always get at least one really big egg in the box because Gytha is a big girl and does big eggs (she's also the grumpiest chicken, I'm not sure if those two things are related). I sometimes leave the bits of straw on if the eggs are nice and clean...it's good marketing, makes people think of ruddy-cheeked farmer's wives hanging hams from farmhouse beams, even if the eggs are from my garden in west Brighton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Always trying to abide by the rules I asked at work if I could sell my eggs to staff. Several emails later and after involvement from the legal, HR and the Health and Safety departments I got a firm reply. No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Always trying to abide by the rules I asked at work if I could sell my eggs to staff. Several emails later and after involvement from the legal, HR and the Health and Safety departments I got a firm reply. No. Nothing to stop you getting orders and delivering in the car park before or after work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
