Whats A Fair Price For Duck Hatching Eggs & Eating Eggs

[Wifezilla]

I am selling mine for $7/dozen. These are hatching eggs. Nobody even responded to the eating eggs add. Everyone wants their own ducks apparently

I have purchased duck eating eggs while my flock was on strike for $4/dozen and $5/dozen.

One lady in one town over sells her eggs for $1 PER EGG!

It all depends on your local market

 

[DillardHome]

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I was thinking when my ducks start laying I would sell the eggs. I am a newbie on this. What is the GA Restriction on selling duck eggs?

Thanks

 

[hunterjumper999]

http://www.files.georgia.gov/AGR/Fi...ements for Licensing a Small Egg Producer.pdf

 

[TriciaHowe]

I sell my mixed breed (pekin, welsh harlequin, rouen, black swedish run together) eggs for $5/doz. on CL. Ducklings are $3 each up tp a week old and go up from there. I am not hatching any this year.

 

[DillardHome]

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Thank you!

 

[Sweetfolly]

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That's what hatching eggs are going for here. I can't give the eating eggs away though - no one wants them.

Last weekend, I picked up 4 Welsh Harlequin hatching eggs for $1 each at a poultry swap (they're ALL developing!). They were also selling purebred Silver Appleyard and Cayuga eggs for hatching - ALL for $1/egg.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

$4 a dozen around here for eating eggs

 

[FenDruadin]

Many chefs and bakers adore duck eggs and are willing to pay a premium. Chefs in our local area will buy them for $5-8 a dozen. I only charge $4 a dozen to my friend who is a chef, but others pay $5. I am thinking of raising it to $7 or $8. I haven't sold hatching eggs yet, but I would probably charge about $8-9 a dozen. I imagine some folks would be willing to pay up to $15. I also hatch & sell the ducklings, which is the most lucrative option--the ducklings sell out quickly at $4 each which, even accounting for egg mortality, comes out to about $40 a dozen for the investment of 28 days in the incubator.

Of course it depends on your local market, but finding the *right* market within your area can be key to getting premium prices. I can't unload them on craigslist AT ALL, because people want cheap and they want familiar and it's hard to sell anything for more than $1 a dozen there, let alone duck eggs which apparently no one there wants. But among chefs and bakers they're hot. You might also check out your local Asian immigrant population--I know the Oriental markets here sell duck eggs for about $1 each (yes, that's $12 a dozen for eating eggs). I probably couldn't get that much for them, because the markets are also selling the convenience of everything in one place, but if you could find a way to tap the Asian population, you could probably command a much higher price than among the usual accustomed-to-chicken-egg American.

It's all about finding that sweet spot, and it's going to be different in every location and market. Good luck.

 

[Trenary Ducks]

We get $2.50 per dozen for free range duck eggs, and add on another $0.50 for a new egg carton. People have been very receptive towards duck eggs due to their reputation of being superior for baking. Many also serve their families duck eggs for breakfast. Up here venison, smoked chub and duck sausage are very popular too, so it would depend on local tastes. Current production of marketable eggs is six dozen per week, though we currently have about thirty hens comprised of muscovies and pekins. The rest go into our incubators.

Another factor could also be public exposure. The duck farm is on a main road, and people often slow down to watch the ducks swim on the large pond. They can see for themselves that we are truly free range and raise our animals humanely. Money is spent on advertising by supporting various local charities. Coupons for free proceesed ducks and duck eggs are often used to attract public attention and draw new customers. We also have a good relationship with the local feed mill in town, and they often refer new people to us.

 

[chickboss]

Duckeggs.com. Just about fell over at the price of eating eggs- $49.00 per 18, does include shipping though, so maybe shipping costs on eggs are high??? Don't know. Found them on another site for 45.00 per doz. I don't think I could swing that locally, but it would be nice.