Selling eggs legally in the UK

Three hens in a back garden produce more eggs than most households can eat. Selling the surplus to neighbours, at a roadside honesty box, or via a small local outlet is one of the easiest first income streams a UK homesteader can build. But the law has specific lines that most online advice gets wrong.

This hub gathers every egg-selling guide on the site: the direct-to-consumer rules (what you can do without stamping, packaging or registering), the labelling requirements the moment you cross a line, and the honesty-box setup that stays inside the rules.