Price of quail eggs

[justpete]

I was wondering how much people were sell Coturnix quail eggs for?

These eggs would be sold for eating.

The cartons I have hold 30 egg.


Peter

 

[shelleyd2008]

If they are fertile eggs (meaning you have males and females both) I would sell them for the same price that you would for hatching eggs. This would greatly depend on the area you live in, and if there is a big enough market for them. I get about $4 for a dozen.

 

[citalk2much]

I just seen an ad in my area they where 35 cents each

 

[laputa]

If just for eating, it depends on if there is any Chinese or Korean supermarket in your area that you have to compete with...

Here a carton of 10 eggs is priced at only $0.99 in either Chinese or Korean supermarket. Although it is likely not organic, which is why I still want to raise my own layers.

For hatching though, some people here sell the fertile eggs for $1 each on craigslist. Chicks sell for anywhere between $2-4 each, and adult anywhere between $3-6 each. But it is fairly rare that you only see them on craigslist once a couple of weeks.

 

[Munchies]

"Organic" (there is no real standard for quail eggs) quail eggs for eating sell here for $6/dozen.

 

[rachel]

$6?!?!?!? Wow. Hatching eggs don't even sell for that. I was thinking of selling mine for $2.50/dz *maybe* $3.

 

[laputa]

$6 a dozen sounds like it must be very rare. I think a dozen of organic chicken eggs is even cheaper than that.

 

[citalk2much]

Hey if the market will pay it I think it is great!

 

[Munchies]

Ya'll must be kidding me... $6 for a dozen "organic" quail eggs is cheap. We get sold out at the farmers market sometimes in only 1 hour. ...we do give away promotional items (free recipes, ice-paks, curry powder, etc) and also if they return the Sodesa cartons we give a dollar off because its good for the environment.

 

[citalk2much]

I think that is great. I have to ask what do you feed them. My chickens eat all organic. I have never seen organic game bird feed.