Navigating Wisconsin Laws: The Eggsplanation of selling backyard eggs
As your henventure continues you'll eventually get the eggcitement of collecting and eating your own backyard hen eggs! Unless you are a prolific baker or are Gaston from the 1991 Beauty and the Beast you can end up with way more eggs than you were ready for. There are many options for managing your newfound eggsplosion including gifting to your neighbors, family, and friends (we highly recommend this), Water Glassing the eggs for long term storage, using them to bake and freeze quiche, or, even trying to sell them, a complicated process we like to call Eggonomics! We don't necessarily recommend getting into Eggonomics due to how complicated that can get, however we will review the laws behind selling your backyard eggs so you are equipped with the knowledge to chick out this option yourself. According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (WI DATCP) eggs from small backyard chickens can be sold directly to customers under the rules that re...