Author Topic: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?  (Read 8120 times)

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« on: March 21, 2013, 09:51:33 pm »
We give eggs to neighbours because we have very few people passing by. Except , 3 weeks ago, a very thin chap and even thinner dog started to march past in a blizzard. He bought 6 duck eggs. The next week he marched past head down in sleet but bought a dozen. Today his partner drove up in the sunshine and bought 2 dozen. She caught us in the worshop and also bought 4 of our egg cups carved out of cherry wood.
So they either have a thing about eating eggs, are supplying family or selling them on. Looking forward to their visit next week to see how many eggs they buy and if they will bring even better weather :sunshine: .
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2013, 10:18:33 pm »
Good for you MAK. Long may it continue
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Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2013, 10:22:13 pm »
You should always encourage people to eat eggs, especially when they are buying them from you.   ;D

happygolucky

  • Joined Jan 2012
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2013, 10:25:59 pm »
they must love your eggs and probably giving them to family and friends but that's good :thumbsup:

spandit

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • East Sussex
    • Sussex Forest Garden
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2013, 06:03:14 am »
Hope you've declared the income to the tax man... :D
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ellied

  • Joined Sep 2010
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Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2013, 10:37:09 am »
Maybe the dog needs a few more if it's skinny..

Any sales are good sales and a repeat customer is great, especially if they tell their friends..  :)
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Hassle

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Lincolnshire
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2013, 06:17:34 pm »
Might be the secret meringue maker

Carl f k

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2013, 07:32:12 pm »
Sent them my way...why do family members still go to the shops when mine are cheaper and fresher??? And 1 won't have them cus there's no fekin red lion stamped on them!!!! Bloody brain washed!!!

colliewobbles

  • Joined Mar 2013
  • South Norfolk
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2013, 07:47:06 pm »
We started selling at our dog training club a couple of weeks ago - one or two people said how great they were and it's gone mad - we are needing about 6 - 8 dozen a week just for those at dog training.  So much that we have 6 more hens coming next week from Little Hen Rescue.
Thanks - Donna

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2013, 07:50:24 pm »
Ah great stuff that you need more hens.
We have an order for fresh eggs that we can not meet so I am thinking I should buy the 3 we need and slip them with our near 2 dozen. nah - can't do that but I may chuck in one of our wooden egg cups.

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HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
  • HesterF
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2013, 11:23:31 pm »
They probably bake. You can easily get through lots that way. I was talking to somebody today who'd just made a big chocolate cake - so big it needed 24 eggs!

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fiestyredhead331

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • NW Highlands
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Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2013, 10:15:13 am »
Thats not a cake thats a chocolate covered omelette.....

I'm getting between 30-40 eggs a day just now, thank goodness the local markets have started up again for the summer  :relief:
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Sbom

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Staffordshire
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2013, 01:45:38 pm »
A 24 egg omelette?  :tired: hope you shared!! :excited:

fiestyredhead331

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • NW Highlands
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Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2013, 10:39:07 pm »
 Found an 8 egg goats cheese fratatta recipe tonight, guess what we are having for dinner tomorrow ;D
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Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2013, 10:52:34 pm »
Now my lad can cook he makes cakes, cookies and pancakes whenever there are enough eggs.
I would love to try duck eggs. So many people applaud them for cakes.
And want to try souffle since I've heard about it  :yum:

 

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