How much to charge for my hen eggs?

[soloequestrian]

Oddly enough, I've ended up with far too many hens... hatched a brood last year that turned out mainly girls so I now have 12 in total. Almost all are laying now and we can't get through the eggs ourselves so I'd like to sell some to friends. How much should I charge for 6 - the hens are pets so very happy and the eggs are all different colours. I see organic eggs in the shops are over £2 for 6, would £2 a box be reasonable?

 

[criso]

There's an honesty box near the yard and they charge £2 for 6. It was £1.50 in the summer but apparently chicken feed has got more expensive.

 

[OldNag]

Most round here do £1.50 for 6.

 

[Bradsmum]

Around here, west Wales, it's £1.00-£1.50 for 6.

 

[twiggy2]

£1.50 for 6 seems about right

 

[cold_feet]

I’m paying 85p for 6. Lots for sale round here though, mostly £1 (which I end up paying often anyway, who has change these days ?).

 

[Nicnac]

£2.80 at Waitrose around here and £3.09 at the farm shop for 6! I give mine away to friends and family.

 

[soloequestrian]

Thanks, it was the change thing that I was thinking about in terms of £2 rather than £1.50, but then who has cash at all these days.... It would be nice to offset some of their feed and I'd love to hatch some more this summer to complete my egg colour range (lacking white and very dark brown). If I had a small market I could maybe justify increasing the flock a little more!

 

[soloequestrian]

Actually the farm shop is a good idea - I'll see how much our local one charges.

 

[Arzada]

It's £1.50 here from 3 different sellers

 

[MuddyMonster]

£1.50 around here too - I think when walkers etc know it's £1.50 they just carry the change. Well, we certainly do!

 

[muddybay]

Around 1.50 here

 

[criso]

When the ones near the yard were £1.50, there was always 50p in the jar if someone needed change. It's in a cul de sac only people accessing the footpath going past and the eggs are outside their house so less vulnerable to being taken than somewhere more open.

 

[AmyMay]

£1.50 round here (West Wales).

 

[limestonelil]

Around here, Yorkshire Dales very rural, it's about £1.20 to £1.50 for 6.