Posted: 9/8/2013 5:29:08 AM EDT
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This spring my wife and I started our farm by buying chickens...close to 40 of them. They are now laying 18-24 eggs per day, which is more than we can eat, sell, or give to family members. Does anyone have recommendations on how to use more eggs (recipes that use a lot of them), or sell them faster? We have tried craigslist, taking them to work, etc.
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I have 4 chickens and get 2-4 eggs per day.
After work I pour myself a beer and let them out into the garden, I call it chicken TV. They are very entertaining and have distinct personalities. Here is a dish you may like. Chile Relleno Casserole 4 x 7oz cans whole (mild) green chillies Slice 1 lb Montery Jack cheese and stuff chilies Or 6-8 fresh Anahimes Place in a rectangular baking dish ~9x13. Use 6 eggs and mix: 1 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tps salt 1/2 tsp pepper Pour over chiles Put 2-3 cup shreded mild chedar cheese on top and bake at 350 for 45 min. I'll also make Frittatas, they're like a baked omlete and anything goes, Google it. |
| Thanks everyone for your input. A month ago we were getting 8 per day, tonight I got 24. Hopefully soon we will have a regular customer base set up to keep up with the supply. MrNobody308, we tried your recipe tonight and it was great, its going in the book for future use. |
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How long do pickled eggs keep? With or w/o refrigeration? Also, is it true you can coat them in mineral oil and they'll keep 6+ mos unrefrigerated? Thanks! Quoted:
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Pickle as many as you can, long term storage. How long do pickled eggs keep? With or w/o refrigeration? Also, is it true you can coat them in mineral oil and they'll keep 6+ mos unrefrigerated? Thanks! The raw egg storage oracle. |
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You need a pig. I was just about to say the same. Boil them before giving them to the pigs. It releases some of theprotiens and let me tell you, that pig will grow so fast, you wouldn't believe it! We feed our excess duck eggs to our pigs as treats...they are pasture pigs, so we don't buy hog feed. |
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Pickle as many as you can, long term storage. How long do pickled eggs keep? With or w/o refrigeration? Also, is it true you can coat them in mineral oil and they'll keep 6+ mos unrefrigerated? Thanks! The raw egg storage oracle. Thanks! 
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Quoted: You should work on honing your egg marketing skills.  </a> We have no trouble selling our excess eggs. We charge $3 a dozen, and our core customers are always asking if we have eggs available. Once people try fresh eggs, they sell themselves. <a href="http://javascript:oUtil.obj.insertHTML('<img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif />');" target="_blank"> People around here get greedy. I usually get large eggs at the grocer for less than $1 per dozen. People at work end up stuck with their eggs. If I bring you 6 or more empty cartons, I expect a good price on a dozen eggs. 18 packs were $1.50 yesterday. I throw the empty cartons in the trash. I grew up around farms. I can't distinguish any difference between "farm fresh" or "organic", and standard grocer's eggs. Our stores burn though a lot of them, so I don't think their inventory isn't fresh. Find a good pickling recipe that you like. I found a lot of recipes that I didn't like. |
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People around here get greedy. I usually get large eggs at the grocer for less than $1 per dozen. People at work end up stuck with their eggs. If I bring you 6 or more empty cartons, I expect a good price on a dozen eggs. 18 packs were $1.50 yesterday. I throw the empty cartons in the trash. I grew up around farms. I can't distinguish any difference between "farm fresh" or "organic", and standard grocer's eggs. Our stores burn though a lot of them, so I don't think their inventory isn't fresh. Find a good pickling recipe that you like. I found a lot of recipes that I didn't like. Quoted:
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You should work on honing your egg marketing skills. </a> We have no trouble selling our excess eggs. We charge $3 a dozen, and our core customers are always asking if we have eggs available. Once people try fresh eggs, they sell themselves. <a href="http://javascript:oUtil.obj.insertHTML('<img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif />');" target="_blank">People around here get greedy. I usually get large eggs at the grocer for less than $1 per dozen. People at work end up stuck with their eggs. If I bring you 6 or more empty cartons, I expect a good price on a dozen eggs. 18 packs were $1.50 yesterday. I throw the empty cartons in the trash. I grew up around farms. I can't distinguish any difference between "farm fresh" or "organic", and standard grocer's eggs. Our stores burn though a lot of them, so I don't think their inventory isn't fresh. Find a good pickling recipe that you like. I found a lot of recipes that I didn't like. I don't disagree with your comments about the prices, or the price of store bought. But...people are people. Some will pay for 'farm eggs' and brag and brag about how much better they are than 'store bought' eggs. I know that this is all in their heads. However, when I bring eggs to work, I simply set them out for free. People give me cartons for free. I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. 3.00 per dozen is not being greedy. It's a fair price for eggs. I give mine away at work for free. I lose a couple bucks overall, but, it wins friends around the workplace. The main problem is that by giving away a dozen to one person, 10 other people are left with their hands out expecting a free dozen. You should see the way people act when they don't get their 'free' dozen eggs that taste no different from store bough, and aren't even worth 1.50...
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Lemon angel food cake
Ingredients 2 cups sifted superfine sugar, divided 1 1/3 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising) 1 1/2 cups egg whites, at room temperature (10 to 12 eggs) 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (2 lemons Directions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine 1/2 cup of sugar with the flour and sift together 4 times. Set aside. Place the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and beat on high speed until the eggs make medium-firm peaks, about 1 minute. With the mixer on medium speed, add the remaining 1 1/2 cups of sugar by sprinkling it over the beaten egg whites. Whisk for a few minutes until thick and shiny. Whisk in the vanilla and lemon zest and continue to whisk until very thick, about 1 more minute. Sift about 1/4 of the flour mixture over the egg whites and fold it into the batter with a rubber spatula. Continue adding the flour by fourths by sifting and folding until it's all incorporated. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan, smooth the top, and bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, until it springs back to the touch. Remove the cake from the oven and invert the pan on a cooling rack until cool. ETA: You might also try calling a local food bank or soup kitchen and see if they would/ could take some. |
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Quoted: I don't disagree with your comments about the prices, or the price of store bought. But...people are people. Some will pay for 'farm eggs' and brag and brag about how much better they are than 'store bought' eggs. I know that this is all in their heads. However, when I bring eggs to work, I simply set them out for free. People give me cartons for free. I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. 3.00 per dozen is not being greedy. It's a fair price for eggs. I give mine away at work for free. I lose a couple bucks overall, but, it wins friends around the workplace. The main problem is that by giving away a dozen to one person, 10 other people are left with their hands out expecting a free dozen. You should see the way people act when they don't get their 'free' dozen eggs that taste no different from store bough, and aren't even worth 1.50... TRG Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: You should work on honing your egg marketing skills. </a> We have no trouble selling our excess eggs. We charge $3 a dozen, and our core customers are always asking if we have eggs available. Once people try fresh eggs, they sell themselves. <a href="http://javascript:oUtil.obj.insertHTML('<img src=http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif />');" target="_blank">People around here get greedy. I usually get large eggs at the grocer for less than $1 per dozen. People at work end up stuck with their eggs. If I bring you 6 or more empty cartons, I expect a good price on a dozen eggs. 18 packs were $1.50 yesterday. I throw the empty cartons in the trash. I grew up around farms. I can't distinguish any difference between "farm fresh" or "organic", and standard grocer's eggs. Our stores burn though a lot of them, so I don't think their inventory isn't fresh. Find a good pickling recipe that you like. I found a lot of recipes that I didn't like. I don't disagree with your comments about the prices, or the price of store bought. But...people are people. Some will pay for 'farm eggs' and brag and brag about how much better they are than 'store bought' eggs. I know that this is all in their heads. However, when I bring eggs to work, I simply set them out for free. People give me cartons for free. I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. 3.00 per dozen is not being greedy. It's a fair price for eggs. I give mine away at work for free. I lose a couple bucks overall, but, it wins friends around the workplace. The main problem is that by giving away a dozen to one person, 10 other people are left with their hands out expecting a free dozen. You should see the way people act when they don't get their 'free' dozen eggs that taste no different from store bough, and aren't even worth 1.50... TRG The OP already created his surplus, and now he's facing a choice, sell a few at $3, or maybe sell quite a few more at $2 or $1. I'd say lower the price, and find a way to keep a REGULAR schedule so people know when you will have them available. Do this and you'll get regular customers. If you have a lean period, sell them rather than using them yourself. Eat the surplus, sell the regular, and you'll have a steady stream of people. I love farm fresh eggs, but getting them means traipsing around the countryside talking to cranky homesteaders, or getting lucky at work I can't plan around it and I sure don't need that aggravation. If I could plan for having them, I'd buy a lot more. If i didn't have to compete with the passive aggressive cunt at work for them, I'd buy a lot more.
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| We only have 5 hens and still end up with more eggs than we can eat. We also give them away. Maybe we could make a few bucks selling them but i'd rather use it as a great way to keep good relationships with the neighbors. PLus a lightly cooked egg on the dog's food every day is a nice perk for him and keeps him healthy and happy. |
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I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. TRG We haven't been able to make small scale egg sales profitable either. Yes, we can make "a profit" selling them at $2-$3-$4 a dozen but when you're talking about <50 dozen a week it's all just chump change. Profit is not the same as profitability. |
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We haven't been able to make small scale egg sales profitable either. Yes, we can make "a profit" selling them at $2-$3-$4 a dozen but when you're talking about <50 dozen a week it's all just chump change. Profit is not the same as profitability. Quoted:
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I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. TRG We haven't been able to make small scale egg sales profitable either. Yes, we can make "a profit" selling them at $2-$3-$4 a dozen but when you're talking about <50 dozen a week it's all just chump change. Profit is not the same as profitability. I first started raising chickens (other than incidentally as a kid) about 2.5 years ago. When I started, I thought that having hens would mean an income stream. Three bucks a dozen...dozen per day....why that is 90.00 per month! They'll pay for themselves! That's almost $1080.00 per year! If I had even more hens...why I could pay my property taxes with my hens! Damn, I was naive. Now, my hens are older, egg production swings up and down and the daily routine of gathering eggs, locating a clean carton, cleaning the eggs and putting them in the fridge has made me treat eggs as valueless. They are just there as the by product of a hobby. I will sometimes scramble a dozen for breakfast. Eat a few bites, and give the leftovers to the dogs. 
Luckily, the world has not ended and my hens are not needed for daily food stuff, yet. TRG |
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I have 4 chickens and get 2-4 eggs per day. After work I pour myself a beer and let them out into the garden, I call it chicken TV. They are very entertaining and have distinct personalities. Here is a dish you may like. Chile Relleno Casserole 4 x 7oz cans whole (mild) green chillies Slice 1 lb Montery Jack cheese and stuff chilies Or 6-8 fresh Anahimes Place in a rectangular baking dish ~9x13. Use 6 eggs and mix: 1 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup flour 1/2 tps salt 1/2 tsp pepper Pour over chiles Put 2-3 cup shreded mild chedar cheese on top and bake at 350 for 45 min. I'll also make Frittatas, they're like a baked omlete and anything goes, Google it. I made this yesterday, it is excellent. Thanks for the recipe. Rob
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that ol' thing..
OP crack your eggs and freeze them in baggies with a splash of lemon juice, lots of sizes of baggies..snak size to gallon and 1/2. fried eggs frittata omelets boiled eggs egg salad pasta salad with egg fried eggs with onions and pasta make your own pasta quiche(can be par baked and frozen) cake cookies pie fruit breads rellano's cannibalism or just drop them in random strangers front porches. then,
chicken fried chicken baked chicken boiled chicken broiled chicken BBq Coq Au Vin Coq en Croquette
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I first started raising chickens (other than incidentally as a kid) about 2.5 years ago. When I started, I thought that having hens would mean an income stream. Three bucks a dozen...dozen per day....why that is 90.00 per month! They'll pay for themselves! That's almost $1080.00 per year! If I had even more hens...why I could pay my property taxes with my hens! Damn, I was naive. Now, my hens are older, egg production swings up and down and the daily routine of gathering eggs, locating a clean carton, cleaning the eggs and putting them in the fridge has made me treat eggs as valueless. They are just there as the by product of a hobby. I will sometimes scramble a dozen for breakfast. Eat a few bites, and give the leftovers to the dogs.
Luckily, the world has not ended and my hens are not needed for daily food stuff, yet. TRG Quoted:
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I could make 3 bucks per dozen. I would break even at about 1.50 per dozen. However, breaking even means I don't include my time, labor, materials, gasoline and late night efforts at predator killing in the equation. TRG We haven't been able to make small scale egg sales profitable either. Yes, we can make "a profit" selling them at $2-$3-$4 a dozen but when you're talking about <50 dozen a week it's all just chump change. Profit is not the same as profitability. I first started raising chickens (other than incidentally as a kid) about 2.5 years ago. When I started, I thought that having hens would mean an income stream. Three bucks a dozen...dozen per day....why that is 90.00 per month! They'll pay for themselves! That's almost $1080.00 per year! If I had even more hens...why I could pay my property taxes with my hens! Damn, I was naive. Now, my hens are older, egg production swings up and down and the daily routine of gathering eggs, locating a clean carton, cleaning the eggs and putting them in the fridge has made me treat eggs as valueless. They are just there as the by product of a hobby. I will sometimes scramble a dozen for breakfast. Eat a few bites, and give the leftovers to the dogs.
Luckily, the world has not ended and my hens are not needed for daily food stuff, yet. TRG Ditto. Sometimes we come out a little ahead. Most of the time our eggs buy good will. Still, our labs get a lot of eggs in their diet. All in all I'd still do it the same way; I know where my hens have been. |