Run A Farm Eggs and Stand Guide
Keep the stand stocked, raise egg prices, and know when the Egg Truck or a Stocker pays off.
Eggs are the heartbeat of Run A Farm!. Before fields, trucks, or mines matter, your chicken coop and roadside stand decide how fast you unlock everything else. This guide explains the BAG and STAND meters, the RESTOCK pad, egg price upgrades, spare-egg bulk sales, and how the Stocker worker keeps income flowing while you plant or dig. Pair it with Getting Started on day one and Make Money Fast when you optimize cash per minute.
BAG meter vs STAND meter
The HUD tracks two separate egg counts:
- BAG — eggs you are personally carrying after collecting from nests or the coop area.
- STAND — eggs already transferred onto the wooden stand inventory that NPC buyers can purchase.
Collecting never skips the stand. If BAG is high and STAND is zero, customers idle and your quest progress stalls. The fix is always the same: move to the RESTOCK pad.
How RESTOCK works
- Fill your bag at the coop.
- Walk onto the glowing or labeled RESTOCK area beside the stand while still holding eggs.
- Confirm BAG decreases as STAND increases.
- Stay near the stand so buyers can clear stocked eggs into cash.
Tutorial quests often split this into “Stock the stand!” and “Wait for buyers!” Treat them as two habits, not one. Restocking mid-quest chain also feeds larger goals like selling hundreds of eggs for four-figure rewards.
If RESTOCK seems broken, check that you are standing on the pad itself—not merely beside the stand model—and that your bag is not empty. Then resume the buyer wait. More first-hour context lives in Getting Started.
Egg price upgrades
On-stand EGG PRICE + pads raise what each sold egg is worth. Observed early tiers move roughly:
| Tier | Approx. price per egg |
|---|---|
| Base | $2 |
| First upgrade | $2.50 |
| Next upgrade | $3 |
Raising price multiplies every future sale without adding travel. Before you binge-buy hens, step on available price pads. A full stand at $3 out-earns a chaotic bag at $2. Combine price upgrades with hen purchases so supply matches the higher demand you create.
Redeem the RELEASE code from Settings for a cash spike that often funds an early price pad or hen—confirm live rewards on the codes page.
Hens, supply, and quest timing
More hens mean more eggs on the ground, which only helps if you (or a Stocker) keep RESTOCKING. Balance:
- Too few hens → stand empties between buyer waves.
- Too many hens without restock help → BAG/floor clutter while STAND starves.
Claim egg and chicken quests as they pop. Early quests pay around $15; stacking them funds bikes and Field 1. Mid quests such as Sell 200 eggs (~$1,400) reward disciplined restock loops. Do not ignore quest UI while AFK at the stand—claiming is free money layered on sales.
Egg Truck bulk buyer
When production outruns walk-up customers, watch for the stand sign or prompt advertising an Egg Truck bulk buyer—community notes put spare-egg dumps around $1,000. Use bulk sales to clear overflow instead of letting eggs rot in a full bag or overflowing stand. Bulk is a pressure valve, not a replacement for price upgrades: still climb the $2 → $3 ladder so every truck dump is worth more.
Plan overflow moments around crop harvests or mining trips. If you leave the farm for Town Park deliveries (see vehicles), either restock heavily first or hire a Stocker so the stand does not die while you drive.
Stocker worker deep dive
Build the Farm Office ($500) and use TAP HIRE WORKERS to recruit a Stocker:
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Hire cost | $550 |
| Carry per trip | 12 eggs |
| Slots per farm | up to 3 |
Stockers move eggs from nests to the stand so you can plant, mine, or quest without killing sales. Hire your first Stocker when RESTOCK trips steal time from Field 1 or the mine unlock. Fill additional Stocker slots only after one worker cannot keep STAND healthy. Upgrade Walk Speed and Carry on Stockers you keep—faster trips compound with egg price tiers.
Hiring order versus Planters and Farmhands is covered in the workers guide. Rule of thumb: if eggs are your only income, prioritize Stocker; if fields sit empty, prioritize Planter; if fields sit ripe, prioritize Farmhand.
Common egg-loop mistakes
- Collecting without RESTOCK — looks busy, earns nothing.
- Buying Garage before price upgrades — travel help cannot fix a $2 stand.
- AFK far from buyers with no Stocker — STAND drains or never refills.
- Ignoring RELEASE and quests — free cash that should buy hens or pads.
- Hiring Farmhands with zero fields — wrong role for the egg phase.
Linking eggs to the rest of the farm
Stable egg income funds Seed Market ($50) and Field 1 ($120). Once crops exist, keep at least one Stocker so plant/harvest sessions do not zero your stand. When Storage and Garage come online, egg cash still pads truck runs and mining gear. For crop timers and sprinklers, open crops and farming. For cash milestones across early, mid, and late game, use make money fast. Compare upgrade value on the tier list whenever you choose between a third Stocker and a Sprinkler.
Master the meters, RESTOCK on cooldown, climb egg prices, dump spares to the Egg Truck, and hire Stockers before you wander. Do that and the rest of Run A Farm opens on your schedule—not the other way around.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
What is the difference between BAG and STAND?
BAG is eggs you carry. STAND is eggs transferred onto the sell inventory. Buyers only purchase STAND stock, so you must use the RESTOCK pad to move eggs over.
Where do I restock the egg stand?
Walk onto the RESTOCK pad beside the wooden stand while eggs are in your bag. BAG should fall and STAND should rise when the transfer works.
When should I hire a Stocker?
Hire a $550 Stocker after Farm Office when manual RESTOCK trips block planting, questing, or mining. One Stocker carrying 12 eggs per trip is usually enough until supply explodes.
What is the Egg Truck for?
It is a bulk buyer for spare eggs—around $1,000 when you overproduce walk-up demand. Use it to clear overflow after price upgrades, not instead of them.
How high can egg prices go early on?
Step on EGG PRICE + pads to climb from about $2 to $2.50 and then $3 per egg. Always take available price upgrades before expanding hens endlessly.