Selling Free Range Eggs

genie

I want to sell my surplus chicken eggs and I want to get a sign for outside my house. Is it true that if you are selling eggs 'over the farm gate', you are not actually allowed to say that the eggs are for sale?!

Thanks!

genie

Anyone?

reilig

Its illegal to sell eggs at a roadside without a licence
eg; eggs for sale.
But you can do this,put up a sign saying "free range eggs"
Its a loophole
Its legal once you dont say they are for sale,
People will understand!

genie

Thank you! Hope they understand around here!

genie

Someone in the UK has just told me that I need to make sure they are actually Free range as they are only free range if they are not restricted or fenced in at all. What is the position on this in Ireland?

slowburner

Marketing tip #102

When you put up the sign, make sure you deliberately misspell the wording - something like " free range egg's ". And make sure the sign is not level.

I was told to do this years ago, it's to make the sign more eye catching and create the impression that you are not a commercial venture

patwicklow

Thats the problem with this country need a licence to this to do that
all red tape to keep pen pushers in a job,

Boardnashea

If it's just a couple of dozen a week then just ask around the neighbours and friends and see who wants them. I'm paying for feed from a couple of boxes a week to colleagues and friends. No signs involved.

genie

Boardnashea wrote: »

If it's just a couple of dozen a week then just ask around the neighbours and friends and see who wants them. I'm paying for feed from a couple of boxes a week to colleagues and friends. No signs involved.

The locals where I live aren't the friendliest, so it will be passers-by, hence the need for a sign. If I can cover the price of feed I'll be happy.

Coriolanus

genie wrote: »

The locals where I live aren't the friendliest, so it will be passers-by, hence the need for a sign. If I can cover the price of feed I'll be happy.

Sounds like you already have a use for the surplus eggs in that case. :P

slowburner

You mean rotten ones, surely?

genie

slowburner wrote: »

You mean rotten ones, surely?

Definitely! I wouldn't waste good fresh eggs on the yokels!

slowburner

genie wrote: »

Definitely! I wouldn't waste good fresh eggs on the yokels!

At least not until you can see the whites of their eyes

sh1tstirrer

How many hens do you keep? I bought 4 hens first 1 died and the fox took another. Then I bought 4 more so that there would be a few left in case the fox struck again. With 6 hens there were way too many eggs ended up giving away eggs away. I give them to neighbours and family can't imagine what they would say if I started charging for them. They would probably throw them back at me.

No6

I have four chickens & five ducks, when they are all laying I have way too many eggs, I usually try to give them away, or feed them to the pig!!:D

genie

I have four chickens and one guinea hen. Three of the chickens are laying on and off at the moment, which isn't bad for December.

Askim

No6 wrote: »

I have four chickens & five ducks, when they are all laying I have way too many eggs, I usually try to give them away, or feed them to the pig!!:D

Why not pickle some, dead easy to do, hard boil them, peel them, then into Kilner jar with vinegar, sugar & water.

really creamy yokes & great for sangwich

A

slowburner

Askim wrote: »

Why not pickle some, dead easy to do, hard boil them, peel them, then into Kilner jar with vinegar, sugar & water.

really creamy yokes & great for sangwich

A

Mmmmm:p

Mo60

genie wrote: »

I want to sell my surplus chicken eggs and I want to get a sign for outside my house. Is it true that if you are selling eggs 'over the farm gate', you are not actually allowed to say that the eggs are for sale?!

Thanks!

Passed a sign today that just said 'Farm Fresh Eggs'

Coriolanus

Mo60 wrote: »

Passed a sign today that just said 'Farm Fresh Eggs'

A place outside Naas I pass just has a picture of a fried egg and "fresh eggs" under it.

No6

I must try that Askim, My quice is improving all the time!!!