What Do You Charge For Your Duck Eggs??

[Orca5094]

I've charged $5 in the past a dozen for duck eggs. I usually give one in each dozen of chicken eggs I sell. I just found out from my Chinese acupuncturist that Chinese do not like/eat chicken eggs, they like the duck eggs. So hopefully I can hit them next year when these ducklings begin laying. I am going to try to charge $6 a dozen and see how they respond.

It's true, the Chinese LOVE duck eggs! I have 5 Chinese customers here that just can't get enough of my duck eggs. Fresh duck eggs are a hot commodity in Stockholm, apparently. There is much more demand than my 5 girls can keep up with. lol! This past year I have been charging about $3.50 per dozen, but I'm quite tempted to up my prices a bit...

 

[GambaDawn]

I'm overloading on duck eggs, I have 8girls laying and I have about 8 dozen eggs in the fridge, how much do your charge for your duck eggs. Do you charge per dozen, per 1/2 dozen, or perhaps per request for hatching? What is a fair price for duck eggs over chicken eggs and why are duck eggs higher in price then chicken? I need to start selling mine.

I have a friend whose sister cannot eat chicken eggs, she would buy..can u ship?

 

[GambaDawn]

Anyone in sacramento California area selling duck eggs?

 

[21hens-incharge]

I have a friend whose sister cannot eat chicken eggs, she would buy..can u ship?

Sadly this poster has not logged on since 2012. I doubt they will respond.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Anyone in sacramento California area selling duck eggs?

You might have better luck on your state thread.

 

[Rich e rich]

Ok if people ask WHY the higher price over chicken eggs what do I tell them? Maybe that is why people won't buy duck eggs because they can buy chicken eggs cheaper.

Duck eggs are healthier, they are higher in protein higher in good cholesterol and fat. The taste is much more richer and creamier.
And bakers love them over chicken eggs every time.That's what you tell them

 

[NDCGrove]

Old post but want to make it relatively accurate to today's rates.

Some groceries around here stock them and sell for $10 per dozen. Closer you are to metro areas, the rates go up. Online places will sell as high as $2/egg with a minimum of a dozen.

I sell them at $10 a dozen to clear out my surplus stock every 4 or so weeks; I hatch about 340 a week for maintaining my flock; I'm still developing my hatchery so I have about 200-250 eggs surplus once a month.

I use Facebook local community groups to post availability and they are gone in a day; demographically, it's always women buying them. I always get some snarky response: "why they cost so much?". My response is "Duck eggs are nearly twice the volume of a chicken egg, at least 3 times more nutritious than any egg you can get from a store, local farm fresh, and subsequently make baked goods taste better." The snark stops after that.

 

[Clustermuck farms]

Old post but want to make it relatively accurate to today's rates.

Some groceries around here stock them and sell for $10 per dozen. Closer you are to metro areas, the rates go up. Online places will sell as high as $2/egg with a minimum of a dozen.

I sell them at $10 a dozen to clear out my surplus stock every 4 or so weeks; I hatch about 340 a week for maintaining my flock; I'm still developing my hatchery so I have about 200-250 eggs surplus once a month.

I use Facebook local community groups to post availability and they are gone in a day; demographically, it's always women buying them. I always get some snarky response: "why they cost so much?". My response is "Duck eggs are nearly twice the volume of a chicken egg, at least 3 times more nutritious than any egg you can get from a store, local farm fresh, and subsequently make baked goods taste better." The snark stops after that.

Thank you for this. Prices are changing an I wasn't sure. I sell chicken eggs for $4 a dozen but noticed some selling them as low as $2 in the next town over. They must have tons o chickens I have 8 hens so limited supply on my free ranging eggs, lol. I have ducks and only two laying hens right now but 6 babies waiting for them to grow an was a unsure how much they would be worth.

 

[LynneR]

Ok if people ask WHY the higher price over chicken eggs what do I tell them? Maybe that is why people won't buy duck eggs because they can buy chicken eggs cheaper.

I just got three ducks, but am not crazy about duck eggs. I only use them for baking, and I mix one duck with two chicken for scrambled eggs. The whites are too grainy for me.