The Poultry Keeper

Viv · Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 264 Location: Northumberland

Absolutely love the pink boxes Smile

Such a personal touch too with pictures and names, all so worthwhile and more to come, eggsciting Wink

Bhindi · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject:

Sparklepeeps,

I loved your egg boxes, and the inside was great. I have been planning on doing similiar, but, just never got around to it. I put a photo of all my girls on the outside of my boxes, but eventually, the boxes got tatty & I never renewed them.

Are your pink boxes 'new', and are they going to be your trade mark, I don't think I've seen pink before!

My £2.00 a box lady gave me her feed back today, she was so chuffed saying they were most definately the best she's ever had. I write the girls names on the eggs, (when I'm sure who laid which), and she loved that aspect too. Its a boon to be covering feed costs when the egg laying is good, but dont forget the winter can bring many mouths to feed, with few eggs in return... and then theres the pooh, .. I reckon 9 chooks for me is my max, just make sure you think thoroughly on increasing your flock.

Well done with your egg sales, I love the chook bank. Very Happy

jaydee67 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:24 am Post subject:

I have a money box at work shaped like a hen with a basket of eggs for people to put egg money into - honesty box, works for me too. My labels say

Fresh Eggs

Brought to you
by the Garden Gang hen/duck/bantam
(Please return box)

With a pic of a basket of multi-coloured eggs.

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire

Jaydee, can we have a picture of your boxes please?

Bhindi... the pink egg boxes are sold here. Yes I bought them new, but I think I would buy blue egg boxes as well, as these would complement the colour of my eggs better I think. However I do like my pink ones. I think you idea of writing the chickens names on the egg is quite cute. What kind of pen do you use to write on them?

The poo issue with 9 hens might be my limit as well. I have certainly noticed the difference in how quickly the sack of food disappears with 6 hens as apposed to 4!

Well today I proudly took another box of 6 in, for which I was paid a measley 60p! Oh well, another day, another dollar!

Dopey · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject:

Like most things, if you ask someone to pay what they think, you will have some that over pay, other who will know the price and pay whats about right, others who haven't a clue about the price of anything (like me the wife shops so she will know) so someone thought 10p an egg, and put 60p in but don't beat yourself to death about it, you will probably come out on top in the long run, theres a guy with a road side cafe i used to use, he did the same you pay what you think is right or what you want to pay, almost everyone paid over the odds, swings and roundabouts, the only way you can stop it happening is to put a minimum price down, so its some kind of a guide, but then you will probably find you wont get much more than that from everyone

NannyP · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

I'm really enjoying hearing all about this, so please keep is posted Speeps...and yes, I'd plead ignorance re the Free Range bit Wink

EGirl · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Well done Sparklepeeps, they look fabulous. I thought the cress was to make cress heads out of the shells..doh!
They should do really well.
I'm a bit jealous!

jaydee67 · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject:

I reuse egg boxes - my dad has a lucky egg box that he has had eggs in every week for 4 years! I has a bit of tape on it but it's still going. The only new boxes I've ever had came from George as thanks for hatching eggs I sent him.

Bhindi · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks S'peeps for the pink link..

I use pencil on the eggs, and I also write the date as well as their names, so people know which to use first. Pencil doesnt show up very well on my dark brown eggs, but it can be seen if you get the right angle Very Happy

Thats a shame, about 60p for your eggs today, what planet did that buyer come from..

My Geoff is managing to take a couple of boxes a week to his office, he just told them the price had gone up, last year they were paying £1. but now there paying £1.50 (for 6), in return for the hefty increase, they are all getting at least 3 beutifull brown eggs, no one has grumbled because they know what eggs are costing in the shops now, but as mentioned earlier, many people just have no idea, even some people at my works, when I said pay what you think there worth, they struggled with that, as they had absoloutly no idea what they were currently paying... I know within a few pence everything I buy what it costs, I couldn't imagine going shopping without that knowledge.

telster · Joined: 22 Jun 2006 Posts: 240 Location: merseyside

great egg box label. i too sell eggs at £1.00 per 1/2 doz and i make my labels with the help of the pka software.but would not pay £16.00 for 100 sticky labels in partners so a4 paper and a pritt stick works for me . but then add the price of ink on your printer and time as well and i think people are getting a good deal from your eggs so well done. Very Happy

p.s what software you using for your labels with your ladys on. if you want you can send a template out to us all and we can add pics of our own birds .i am sure the good deed will be returned somehow. Very Happy

Chris Kurzfeld · Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 1633 Location: Carmarthenshire

Lovely packaging S-Peeps, did you design your own labels and, if so, how? I am not registered either but have a sign that says Free range eggs by the gate - like you i will plead ingnorance Laughing

- and sell them for £1.50 per doz. I take them to Welsh class and WI (I'm the youngest there - honest Laughing

) and also sell to neighbours and passers by. I notice you say to use within 16 days on your box, is there a reason for that? When I spoke to DEFRA about selling to friends etc. I was told that I could but a) I couldn't grade them and b) I had to put a use by date of 3 weeks from lay, nothing was said about not putting Free Range on any sign.

Chris

ntsmama · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 246

Oh Sparklepeeps I LOVE your stuff!!
I would definitely buy them - and I don't even need eggs!!

Did you make the labels? If so, where did you get the blanks?

I love your idea of who laid what - very clever!

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire

Sparklepeeps · Joined: 17 Jan 2007 Posts: 1960 Location: Cheshire

I like your egg box Jaydee! Very nice, are they your eggs in the photo? I am particularly impressed with the sticker! Very impressive .

Twigs · Joined: 10 Sep 2007 Posts: 99

Love the packaging, you must tell me how you did it, being a bit of a computer dunce! details please!!

My only critisism is that I'm sure you cant use the term free range as it carries the same strict codes that the term organic carry, unless you are certified free range of course! You can use other phrases to convey free range but not that term......