How much to charge for duck eggs?

[Klatimer]

Hello everyone!
I have bought egg cartons that’s fit 3 duck eggs because I only have 2 girls. I was going to just give them away but in this economy I should be able to charge something. How much would you charge for 3 duck eggs?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Duck eggs sell for anywhere from $5-$10 a dozen near me. I would look at your local Craigslist and see what the average going rate is.

 

[Jenbirdee]

I used to sell mine for six and then eight now 10 per dozen, but I really don’t like selling them. I tend to give as gifts too most of the time. The local Amish farmers market sells them for 12.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I was selling duck eggs for $10 a dozen. I've seen them go for as much as $15 - $20 a dozen.

 

[CrazyForMyPeeps802]

Like others have said I've seen them sell for $5 - $10 near me. I personally sell my duck eggs for $8 a dozen or $5 for six.

 

[Klatimer]

I was selling duck eggs for $10 a dozen. I've seen them go for as much as $15 - $20 a dozen.

I know duck are expensive but jeez! People were really buying them for $20?!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I know duck are expensive but jeez! People were really buying them for $20?!

That's market price. It's crazy ain't it. Pricing is due to them not being as available as chicken eggs, as most of the duck raised in the US is for meat rather then eggs.

Part of the reason is apparently they're harder to clean. They're not that hard to clean. Maybe if they were saturated in mud/poop maybe.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

That's market price. It's crazy ain't it. Pricing is due to them not being as available as chicken eggs, as most of the duck raised in the US is for meat rather then eggs.

Part of the reason is apparently they're harder to clean. They're not that hard to clean. Maybe if they were saturated in mud/poop maybe.

I think the problem is that people who do not have ducks see the extra bloom on duck eggs and think that it’s dirty. I watched my mom sit there trying to scrub the bloom off of a duck egg. When I asked her what she was doing she said “I’m trying to get this thick dirty layer off”. I had to explain that it wasn’t dirt, but thick bloom meant to protect the inside of the egg from bacteria and should be left on.

 

[Klatimer]

That's market price. It's crazy ain't it. Pricing is due to them not being as available as chicken eggs, as most of the duck raised in the US is for meat rather then eggs.

Part of the reason is apparently they're harder to clean. They're not that hard to clean. Maybe if they were saturated in mud/poop maybe.

I have a designated poop cleaning brush . I haven’t had chicken eggs since they became $10 for a dozen. Betty and Lillian eggs are just fine

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think the problem is that people who do not have ducks see the extra bloom on duck eggs and think that it’s dirty. I watched my mom sit there trying to scrub the bloom off of a duck egg. When I asked her what she was doing she said “I’m trying to get this thick dirty layer off”. I had to explain that it wasn’t dirt, but thick bloom meant to protect the inside of the egg from bacteria and should be left on.

Could be a possibility.