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I've sold my first ever eggs!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:06 am
by Millymollymandy
My English neighbours asked us for some eggs last night - I thought they always bought theirs from the French lady opposite them so I don't know what's going on but I have agreed to sell them eggs every week!
Will make those chickens pay for their keep.
Phew, we can have a break from eating eggs - we're quite sick of them! Ooh and don't report me to the French authorities for breaking the law!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:28 am
by Tigerhair
That is fantastic! Perhaps if they make their own wine, or something you can do a swap instead of cash!? I am doing a Peter Sellers Inspector Clouseau impression in my head now!! LOL
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:50 am
by Shirley
Eggseller eggstraordinaire....congratulations eggentrepreneur
We used to swap eggs for meat when we were in Herefordshire.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:02 pm
by Millymollymandy
I quite like the idea of a bit of money to put towards the chook's feed. These neighbours are friends and we already swap all sorts of things like my veggies and chutneys and my OH's computer knowledge for walnuts, chestnuts and borrowing their pick up truck to haul things around like their horse poo!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 1:06 pm
by hedgewitch
Weldone MMM!
Your secret's safe with us
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 2:53 pm
by Shirley
MMM- is it illegal to sell the eggs then??
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:09 pm
by ina
It's probably illegal without a monthly inspection for bird flu...
Don't go mad and spend it all at once, now.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:10 am
by Millymollymandy
Shirlz2005 wrote:MMM- is it illegal to sell the eggs then??
No, if you are a registered farmer! You can't just sell eggs/veg etc at the gate here without a mountain of red tape and thousands of euros in payments to the dear french government, whether you earn a single cent or not.
Ina - now what can I spend my €2 on? Chocolate?
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:14 pm
by ina
Good idea! Chocolate eggs???
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:22 pm
by Jessica
Thats brill
I dont really sell my eggs i will barder them for something like cabbage plants or veg man for the waste veg for my hens which there is notthing wrong with
and another woman who makes stuff with willow like growing canes for sweetpea etc.
jessie
