How much to sell hatching eggs for?

[lucky123]

A good seller will take care of the hatching eggs, no frig, turning them, making sure they aren't over three days old before shipping, make sure they have good fertility, change the bedding in the nest so the eggs stay clean and package them the best they can. Its worth the extra money!

 

[dolly85]

I bought my hatching eggs 3 weeks ago for 50 cents per egg. The guy was asking a 12 dollars a dozen for purebred Brahma hatching eggs AFTER telling me he sold his eggs to eat for 3 dollars a dozen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was shocked that there was so much of a price difference in the SAME eggs! I managed to talk him down to what I thought was a halfway decent price. He didn't show the birds or anything, the parents were just Murray McMurray hatchery stock so nothing special. They would have to be some darn special birds to pay more then 12 dollars a dozen!!!

 

[tiffanya]

I've never sold hatching eggs, but as I am getting requests for them when I listed eggs for eating am now considering it. Some would be purebred Sussex, the rest a mix. I want to do everything right to take care of them, don't want to get taken advantage of on price, but don't feel like I can ask three times more for the same eggs just because I don't put them in the fridge. Mine would be picked up or delivered locally, not shipped. I sell eating eggs for $2/dozen. What should I sell the hatching eggs for. If more, why?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I buy pure RIRs for $2 a dozen. I would pay more for something hard to get but if that not special they are only worth what you can get for them as food.

 

[tiffanya]

Maybe I'll go random array for $2/dozen and more is someone just wants Sussex...?

 

[Riffecreek]

I buy them here for $1 a dozen for mixed lf hatching eggs.. I buy 6-10 dozen at a time to get them for that price.. $2 for pure eggs if they are common breeds. $3-4 for uncommon breeds.

 

[faykokoWV]

To sell hatching eggs properly there is more work involved than selling eggs for eating. You have to store the eggs properly, turn them three times per day and make sure they are sold within 3-4 days of being layed, no more than 7 days. The extra time involved = extra cost.

For a mixed breed flock, the quality of the stock is not as important, but still would come into play. For actual breeders, we spend time assessing and improving our flock with a goal of keeping only the best quality birds. This could apply to a mixed breed flock as well. If you take the time assess your flock to only keep your best layers you should be able to charge more for the off spring because you know they should be good layers as well.

 

[debilorrah]

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RIR hatching eggs run about $25 a dozen up here, not including shipping. However, other breeds bring more money and other breeds bring less.

 

[tiffanya]

What is my best bet for storing them if selling from home? Cooler temp than room temp and higher humidity right? Canning room work ok?

 

[faykokoWV]

http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/extpublications/b6092.pdf

Here some good information on storing eggs