Surplus of Eggs in Summer

[RainForestBird]

My ducks and chickens don't know that its Summer and nobody is buying hatching eggs. So I have a surplus of eggs and for the last 2 weeks very little orders. I normally run a brisk business (for me, I'm retired) in fertile eggs for hatching. I wonder if people know that you can still incubate eggs in Summer if you set your eggs as soon as you receive them and start to incubate them immediately in the off chance the eggs got warm enough to start incubating on their own in the shipping box. In this case you would unwrap your eggs immediately, candle to check the air cells (and how badly they were disrupted in shipping) set them in your incubator and plug it in but do not plug in the turner for 24 hours, at least, longer if they egg cells seem extremely disrupted. I have customers report back with excellent hatch rates, especially with the ducks. I insulate all boxes so that the eggs are protected as much as possible from heat. I never use cold packs because the condensation can cause bacteria to form in the enclosed area of the box.

 

[Naser]

I guess people tend to hatch in spring and early summer, at late summer whoever wanted to hatch they already have done so, so probably look at selling fresh eggs

 

[RainForestBird]

I would sell the fresh eggs, but I breed bantam breeds and nobody seems to want the tiny eggs. I do have Ancona eggs, and they are huge but people aren't so into duck eggs, especially in the desert where nobody is baking in the summer, or feels like trying something a little bit different in an omelette. Hot weather tends to bring out the squeamish in people. And, duck eggs are more perishable than chicken eggs. But so good!

 

[RainForestBird]

What people aren't realizing that their hens could be laying by January if they start now and keep a light in their coop to trick the hens into thinking its Spring. They could hatch their own by March. Just in time for Easter, and all the holiday baking.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Hey.....send them duck eggs
My direction

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I can't remember who it is, but someone markets bantam size as eating eggs for kids. Totally makes sense, they are a perfect size snack for a younger child.

 

[Naser]

Have you tried e-bay

 

[BlueBaby]

My ducks and chickens don't know that its Summer and nobody is buying hatching eggs. So I have a surplus of eggs and for the last 2 weeks very little orders. I normally run a brisk business (for me, I'm retired) in fertile eggs for hatching. I wonder if people know that you can still incubate eggs in Summer if you set your eggs as soon as you receive them and start to incubate them immediately in the off chance the eggs got warm enough to start incubating on their own in the shipping box. In this case you would unwrap your eggs immediately, candle to check the air cells (and how badly they were disrupted in shipping) set them in your incubator and plug it in but do not plug in the turner for 24 hours, at least, longer if they egg cells seem extremely disrupted. I have customers report back with excellent hatch rates, especially with the ducks. I insulate all boxes so that the eggs are protected as much as possible from heat. I never use cold packs because the condensation can cause bacteria to form in the enclosed area of the box.

Some people still hatch in the summer. I do from my own flock though, and there are a few that are hatching in this summer's hatch-a-long's that are. I think that those who do hatch during the summer months might only be looking for certain breed's that they want to hatch out.

 

[BlueBaby]

What people aren't realizing that their hens could be laying by January if they start now and keep a light in their coop to trick the hens into thinking its Spring. They could hatch their own by March. Just in time for Easter, and all the holiday baking.

I agree with you on that, and duck and their eggs do taste good!