best bet is call your state dept. of agriculture. Don't rely on hand me down advice. Remember, there is a money grabbin' lawyer under every rock !

marquisella,
I was hoping more experts would chime in. I have the same questions. Our five family CO-OP are raising duck eggs. The Campbells started laying eggs on Wednesday 11th. The 13 hens will produce more eggs then the members will use. We are hoping to sell surplus to Bed and Breakfast and/or individuals. So far we have 3 eggs, not a immediate concern.
At our farmers market we can no longer sell procesed goods. That is if we don't have a Certified Commercial kitchen. We can sell lettuce,but not prepared mixed greens. We can sell fruits and berries, but not jams and jellies. The Grange is setting up a kitchen to use. Trying to schedule around that is a big hassle.
Eric

Salmonalla is everywhere. It can survive freezing. I don't think it is an issue with eggs if your chickens are always reasonably clean and healthy. I wash my eggs lightly before sale.

Make sure you're careful when washing the eggs. There's a natural membrane called the bloom. This keeps bacteria from seeping into the eggs' pores. If you aren't familiar with this, I'd suggest some research on the subject since you'll be selling them.

It is strongly recommended that you not wash eggs that will be incubated. The warmth from the incubator helps the bacteria to thrive.

I went to our county AG extention office and they got me dialed in .....

As someone else stated, Salmonella is everywhere, even here in Upstate NY.
Curious to know where in upstate you are (I live just south of Syracuse). Also, do you have any extra roosters? I have a friend looking for a rooster her's died. I'm having a tough time finding her an adult rooster!
Erin in Tully

The person that told me worked for a Cooperative Extension and was the food educator.

I thought it was strange myself.

I am near Oneida, east of Syracuse and I just gave away a nice big Buff Orpington rooster last week, don't have any more.

I always rinse off my eggs with cool water. I read that you shouldn't use hot water, because it allows the bacteria to enter the egg more easily.

M

Howdy neighbor to the East!
Too bad you got rid of your buff orp. rooster! My friend could have put him to good use!
I found a few in the paper this weekend, hopefully she can get one of them.
Glad to hear back from you. There are a few Upstaters on this forum (and by that, I mean Real upstate.... aka: near us!).
Erin

I'm thinking of getting some Welsummers & Marans in the spring. And some more Ameraucanas. If I do, then I need to do something with the extra eggs. I might try and get some of my co workers to buy them. At least that way, I don't have to deal with people I don't know.

And I'm not home during the day, so its not convenient either to sell off the street.

Hope all the Upstaters are staying warm....

Marquisella

I sell my surplus eggs to our local feed store, which helps supplement our feed bill. I wash the eggs in cool water. I haven't had any trouble with complaints.

And--i cant even give my roosters away!! black or white giant?
aracuna? buff cochin? or maybe a dozen bantam roosters?