Sourcing cheap eggs?

dungfly

I want to source bulk amounts of eggs. The cheapest in supermarkets cost 15 cents per egg. What is the wholesale cost of eggs. What would it cost to produce my own per egg? Is it possible to purchase in buk from a farmer, what cost should I expect?

Muckit

would you be talking about paying cash or by cheque?

Manoffeeling

Muckit wrote: »

would you be talking about paying cash or by cheque?

Will I pay ya, or will I give you a cheque?

dungfly

Manoffeeling wrote: »

Will I pay ya, or will I give you a cheque?

????? Haven't a clue what your trying to say there!

I could pay cash.

Muckit

Don't have hens myself, but oul lad reckons 'a hen always dies in debt' If the fox don't get her, you'I be robbed buying layer pellets @ ~€11/bag.

15cents an egg doesn't sound too bad... would a cash and carry card be any good to you??

Are you setting up a bakery?

ci985

Plenty of egg farms around I am sure if you went to see them they would sort you out with bulk!
Close to me is a farm with almost 40000 hens laying they pack them and sell to the shops!!

1chippy

Most of the egg grading units sell the seconds at considerably less than the rest. these eggs would either be the wrong colour, double yoked or just too much sh*t on them to be dry scrubbed off. they used to be not allowed wash them, dont know if this still happens.

dungfly

1chippy wrote: »

Most of the egg grading units sell the seconds at considerably less than the rest. these eggs would either be the wrong colour, double yoked or just too much sh*t on them to be dry scrubbed off. they used to be not allowed wash them, dont know if this still happens.

now this is what I am interested in. Eggs from the likes of "seconds". How can I get in contact with egg grading companies in Cork or else where?

bbam

Muckit wrote: »

Don't have hens myself, but oul lad reckons 'a hen always dies in debt' If the fox don't get her, you'I be robbed buying layer pellets @ ~€11/bag.

15cents an egg doesn't sound too bad... would a cash and carry card be any good to you??

Are you setting up a bakery?

Ours get rolled barley from the tonne bag, about the same as €5 for the 20kg.

Farmer Pudsey

dungfly wrote: »

I want to source bulk amounts of eggs. The cheapest in supermarkets cost 15 cents per egg. What is the wholesale cost of eggs. What would it cost to produce my own per egg? Is it possible to purchase in buk from a farmer, what cost should I expect?

If they are for catering you could try a chicken house that lays eggs for hatching. All double yolk eggs are unsuitable so these houses have to find ways of selling/getting rid of same. They check the eggs every few days and usually have a good few to sell.

Manoffeeling

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

If they are for catering you could try a chicken house that lays eggs for hatching. All double yolk eggs are unsuitable so these houses have to find ways of selling/getting rid of same. They check the eggs every few days and usually have a good few to sell.

Eggs for hatching! Sweet mother of Jesus. Would there not be a bit of oul cock service in there? You have turned me off me egg and onion sambos for good. Do you mean to tell me you would eat egg with cock sperm in it?


You're a sick man Pudsey, sick man.............pass me the bucket...mammy, I want flat 7 up.......bbbbbbbbbbbbbllllllllllllllllllllllluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaa

mf240

How do you like your eggs in the morning?




"unfertilized " she replied:D

Sam Kade

bbam wrote: »

Ours get rolled barley from the tonne bag, about the same as €5 for the 20kg.

rolled barley isn't good enough for layers you need a balanced ration it could be spared by feeding household scraps as well. Rolled barley would be fine for broilers in the finishing stage.

bluecherry74

I've no suggestions to offer the OP, but I'm curious... how can you tell if an egg has a double yolk before its been cracked?

I've just got a few hens for the back garden and I'm curious about everything chicken and egg related.

Sam Kade

bluecherry74 wrote: »

I've no suggestions to offer the OP, but I'm curious... how can you tell if an egg has a double yolk before its been cracked?

I've just got a few hens for the back garden and I'm curious about everything chicken and egg related.

The eggs are bigger. If you have hens you will see one sooner or later.

1chippy

dungfly wrote: »

now this is what I am interested in. Eggs from the likes of "seconds". How can I get in contact with egg grading companies in Cork or else where?

Dont know any down that way but it shouldnt be hard to find a few egg farmers down there and work from that. Maybe contact teagasc or some ag advisor who might be able to point you in the right direction.

bluecherry74

Ah right, seems obvious now that you've said it. Thanks.

I remember double yolked eggs as a child, they were a great novelty. Pity they're filtered out these days.

Manoffeeling

mf240 wrote: »

How do you like your eggs in the morning?




"

One with the other

delaval

We had hens and our 4yo twins took on the job of ollecting eggs. They would collect 6/7 but on average 1-2 made it back to the kitchen...........they loved 'looking after them though'. One thing I noticed was more vermin around when we had them. They have since gone to the big hen house in the sky and will not be back.........the eggs were lovely though

dungfly

What kind of cost per eggs should I expect if I grow my own. Compared to 15 cents in a shop.

Farmer Pudsey

dungfly wrote: »

What kind of cost per eggs should I expect if I grow my own. Compared to 15 cents in a shop.

If you can get eggs at 15 cent each from a shop and they suit you products I cannot see you producing cheaper in small quanties after capital costs. Most that keep small flocks sell there eggs at 1.5-2 euro/half Dozen however it is much superior product than cheap shop bought eggs.

snubbleste

My local fruit&veg shop sells 6 eggs for 39c on promotion once a month or so.
Check local shops, not supermarkets

Sam Kade

delaval wrote: »

We had hens and our 4yo twins took on the job of ollecting eggs. They would collect 6/7 but on average 1-2 made it back to the kitchen...........they loved 'looking after them though'. One thing I noticed was more vermin around when we had them. They have since gone to the big hen house in the sky and will not be back.........the eggs were lovely though

So did they end up in the cookpot? I saw on the net that people eat their hens when they are done laying.

bbam

delaval wrote: »

We had hens and our 4yo twins took on the job of ollecting eggs. They would collect 6/7 but on average 1-2 made it back to the kitchen...........they loved 'looking after them though'. One thing I noticed was more vermin around when we had them. They have since gone to the big hen house in the sky and will not be back.........the eggs were lovely though

We have four wee hens as pets for the girls..
They have great crack, feeding them and collecting the eggs.. Only an odd broken egg so far...
They sell the surplus eggs to a few family members and friends for €1 a half dozen... Money straight to the "holiday box" for icecreams.. tiz great crack for them..