[DJ_Chook]

What annoys me a bit, is that people sometimes go through the boxes, and mix and match till they get 6 large or whatever

I get this too. They pick all the larger eggs leaving the smaller. Someone then complained about the egg quality. The bigger eggs are from my ancient exbatts, they have thin weak shells and watery whites.

Or, they decide the eggs are small and leave a £1 for a dozen

Never had this but have a few times been short by 5 or 10p. But then a week or two later I find an extra 10p. I have one appreciative customer who always leave a £1 for 6, when I only charge 75p.

[jameslindsay]

Never had this but have a few times been short by 5 or 10p. But then a week or two later I find an extra 10p. I have one appreciative customer who always leave a £1 for 6, when I only charge 75p.[/quote]

Think you are very generous charging 75p for 6 eggs, I charge £1.50 and people are very grateful.

[plumseverywhere]

I left the honesty box outside but was warned by the neighbours that some of the local 'darlings' will use them as missiles against cars so now people knock on the door if they want eggs - gives me the chance to interest them in plums and goats milk soap at the same time!
we charge £1 for 6 and have regular's who have their usual day so I know to get them ready. I think our maran's eggs are the main selling point!!

[Fleecewife]

We did get people picking around for the biggest eggs when we first started but now I put each box inside a small plastic bag, tied.  This is because sometimes the rain blows into the box, but it seems to have stopped the pik 'n' mix folk.
I can't remember if I told you this before but we heard from one lady who takes several boxes for her husbands work mates in Glasgow.  They love the different colours especially the ones from our blue egg layers - the Catholics pick out the greens and the Protestants take the blues (it's a football thing)
We have some 'little darlings' who've just moved in - I'll watch for them raiding the box for missiles.   

[doganjo]

I stopped leaving eggs at the end of my drive as local kids were taking them and throwing them about, and some money was going missing too, so now I just have a few people that come and get eggs (the recycling lorry driver every Thursday for instance  ), or I deliver a dozen every now and then to some of them.  It wasn't the money - for all it was - it was the waste that annoyed me.

[fifixx]

Put out 2 boxes of duck eggs earlier - duck eggs gone, no money - ggrrrr.  could be egg thieves or kids pinching from the pot.  anyway my husband said "told you so" - as he had told me this would happen!

[woodlandproductsfife]

I dont leave any out, everyone comes to the door, easy. they just give me a quick call and come round, I cant keep up with demand! its great lol

  Craig

[plumseverywhere]

I've realised this week just how many I sell at school! since the kids broke up we've actually eaten our own hens eggs for the first time in ages but I have loads in the fridge now too - meringues, omelettes etc later then!! normally we sell out as quick as they are laid 

[Daisys Mum]

I dont leave mine out either as the house is rarely empty people just come to the door, some phone first. my daughter also takes orders from the

hospital where she works. At the moment struggling to keep up with demand.

[hennypenny]

I registered as an egg packing station because our local post office sells our eggs.  I sell them a box of 6 for £1 and she sells them on at £1.45.
At the gate I sell them for £1.10.  I also sell to the local Italian restaurant - he wont buy eggs anywhere else.

The palava of fulfilling the rules was annoying...mainly from Trading Standards and their rules of what I had on the label....."You must use a font size of this when referring to that, you cant say keep chilled, you must use keep refridgerated, you cant use a phot of an actual hen unless the eggs in the box were laid by that actual hen and her alone".......
Honestly!

Selling at the gate is so much easier, less time consuming and frankly more profitable.  I have a sign which says "free range eggs £1.10 per 6,box contains eggs of mixed sizes".


The egg inspector was horrified when he visited.  The paddock I keep my egg laying flock in " could easily contain 4 times as many!"  He just couldnt understand that keeping hens isnt all about making money!

[Shnoowie]

Our 8 chickens give us enough eggs and we sell our surplus outside our front gate. I'm amazed that you can get £1.50 for half a dozen!  We'd make a fortune on that!  We sell ours for 80p per 1/2 dozen and often find some extra money, even though we leave change.
Its amazing what 3 ex-bats, 2 POLs and 3 layers can produce!

[Hermit]

£1.50 is about right for free range Shnoowie, I dont think you can buy cheap crappy battery eggs for 80p!

[little blue]

I sell ours at £1:50 for 6, and quail eggs the same (smaller but more valuable!) and have no trouble getting that price
my o/h is convinced it is too much and will sell for £1 so I have to get the door first!!
I sell most at work, informally, we also have a sign at the gate

[woodlandproductsfife]

I charge £1.20. and had my first complaint that they were to small last week, Maybe I,m wrong, But I thought It was all about the taste?

[jameslindsay]

I charge £1.20. and had my first complaint that they were to small last week, Maybe I,m wrong, But I thought It was all about the taste?

Tell them to buy from elsewhere if not happy.