registering to sell eggs

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Fri, Jan 20 2012 10:12am GMT 1
mrspiggie 2 Posts Sign up Now!	hi new to this i have sold eggs at the farm gate for 6 years most of my neighbours now sell eggs too i am wanting to branch out and sell to local shops and pubs etc. i have emailed defra and they have given the information i need to register how complicated is it and is there a lot more work involved than just selling at the gate. thanks
Mon, Jan 23 2012 02:04pm GMT 2
Lewis 113 Posts Sign up Now!	I'm not too sure but if you ring DEFRA they may be able to help I guess there are restrictions about you calling them Large Eggs or Free Range ... How many hens do you have?
Mon, Jan 23 2012 09:50pm GMT 3
mrspiggie 2 Posts Sign up Now!	hi i have 65 hens currently but want to expand the flock i have lots of information from defra so know what to do from that point of view just wanted to know what was involved ongoing workwise, paperwork extra cost etc by someone else who has already registered and is a packing station
Tue, Jan 24 2012 02:39am GMT 4
Lewis 113 Posts Sign up Now!	Ahh ok - have been to a Free Range unit with about 3,000 hens and seen things but no help myself - sorry! Theirs come out the shed on a conveyor belt are sorted into weight/sizes and stamped, was all v clever.

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