Selling Eggs On The Internet The eBay offer of “4 Dozen Farm Fresh Eggs” from End of the Rainbow Farms caught our eye at FARM SHOW Even for free range organic eggs the price was steep at $28 00 plus shipping Editor Mark Newhall suggested I place an order in mid-December to see how the process worked A few days after Christmas they arrived It was well below freezing when we returned home from a day trip to find eggs had been left on our steps by the U S Postal Service Expecting to find frozen eggs I unpacked the box to find 2 layers of multi-colored eggs Colors varied from a light blue tinge to nearly pink and many shades of brown Some eggs were dark brown speckled The eBay offer had guaranteed safe arrival with either replacement or refund to back it up Seeing how well they were packed I could understand the confidence of the shipper Each egg lay in its own foam pocket Each foam layer was surrounded by bubble wrap with paper filler filling the box Breaking one open to check the condition it appeared fine Fried eggs the next morning confirmed the quality The only surprise was the occasional deep orange yolk While we never confirmed that one shell color or another was responsible the yolk color was a treat The eBay seller said the eggs could be left unrefrigerated for up to 2 months We followed our standard practice of refrigerating them anyway By the time the last eggs were consumed we had noted one or two that seemed to be dehydrating slightly but most were fine End of the Rainbow Farms offers fertile eggs Texas white clover honey and duck eggs too The listing describes the seller as a hobby farm raising various poultry Attempts to reach them through eBay or online searches were unsuccessful Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Search for farm fresh chicken eggs on eBay com

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