Egg Survey. Type of egg eg free range, large, medium, mixed weight MIXED WEIGHT Wyau San Siôr Free Range. Price of box of 6 cost per egg. 1.

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1 Egg Survey You get what you pay for. If you don t really care about the welfare of the chicken that laid the egg you can buy an egg for 9p, but these hens will never have seen the light of day. Are Wyau San Siôr eggs fairly priced? Today we visited several supermarkets and shops. We compared the price of the eggs sold in order to determine whether our eggs were fairly priced. We have placed the eggs in categories. Mixed Weights (where you get a minimum of 300g but the eggs are not all the same size), Medium, Large and Very Large eggs. It is very important to compare like for like. Also take note how the hens have been raised: Barn eggs The chicken that laid these eggs are kept in barns. This means that they aren't entirely free-range but they're not factory (battery) chickens either. Basically they're free to roam around inside a shed rather than stuck in a tiny cage. Free-range These birds are housed as described in the barn system above but the difference is that in addition birds must have continuous daytime access to open runs. It is important to note that most free-range hens on commercial farms live in buildings like the barn system, but have access to the outside through openings called 'popholes'. EU laws say free-range hens must always have access to an outside area with adequate vegetation during the daytime. But because of the number of hens kept the chickens don t leave the security of the buildings and so simply don t go outside! Our hens are out every day. birds These birds are kept in cages and their droppings pass through the mesh floors onto boards, belts or into a pit to await removal. Shop San Siôr Primary School Sainsbury s Type of egg eg free range, large, medium, mixed weight MIXED WEIGHT Wyau San Siôr Sainsbury s own brand Price of box of 6 cost per egg p p

2 Bodnant Welsh Food Bodnant Welsh Food Bodnant WelshFood Sainsbury s Eggs for Soldiers Asda Smart Big British The Six Pack Own brand Everyday value 7 Wy LLiw Ochr Cefn Isa Fine Feathers Grass Reared MEDIUM Sainsbury s own brand Woodland p 1 17p p p 7 for p p p p p p p

3 Tesvo Bodnant Food Ellis Eggs own brand Big and Fresh hens p p p p p p 15 for p LARGE p Happy Hens Ellis Eggs Big and Welsh own brand p p p p p p

4 Bodnant Food p p 10 for p p p p Kitty Campbell Bodnant Food p Mixed Weight Egg Boxes The lowest price for an egg is 16p The highest price for an egg is 42p The average cost of an egg is 26p Large Egg Boxes The lowest price for an egg is 12p The highest price for an egg is 39p The average cost of an egg is 31p Medium Egg Boxes The lowest price for an egg is 9p The highest price for an egg is 36p The average cost of an egg is 26p Very Large Egg Boxes The lowest price for an egg is 32p The highest price for an egg is 49p The average cost of an egg is 39p We sell our eggs at 25p which is close to the average for eggs sold in Mixed Weight boxes

5 The advantages of buying your eggs from San Sior: You know exactly how the hens have been cared for, what they have eaten and can come to inspect the flock yourself. You can usually buy the eggs on the day they were laid. We sell beautiful colourful eggs laid by different varieties of hens including duck-egg blue, pale green, dark brown and pure white. We only feed our hens the very best, this includes layers pellets and mixed corn and fresh left over vegetables from the school canteen. All profit goes back to the school to ensure that the school environment inspires learning. Children actively take part in everything involving the chickens from feeding, cleaning, collecting and packaging eggs. This is a whole school project (all year groups are involved) and activities are arranged to drive standards in literacy and numeracy. Children learn about enterprise skills and the project has involved many businesses and professionals working alongside the children to achieve success. The disadvantages are as follows: The eggs sell out very quickly. The hens currently lay around 200 eggs a week There are times where the eggs are dirtier than usual particularly during wet weather. We now have a rota in place to make sure the eggs are collected frequently throughout the day.