$24 a dozen. LOL. I'll leave it at that.

 

I hear they taste better than chicken eggs, they better at that price. Good luck selling them, we are not Communist yet.

 

Have either of you bothered checking out how much duck eggs cost elsewhere? Probably not, you just decide to be jerk offs and blow up someone's post.

 

Yep, I checked. Some websites stated 6 to 8 bucks a dozen. Certain breeds of ducks actually lay more eggs per year than leghorns. I hear duck eggs are generally a little bigger than average chicken eggs, and have more nutritional value. I'm in no way against capitalism. I think its great. I hope the kid makes a million bucks off this site alone. P.S. how many dozen are you ordering?

 

Ducks lay an egg a day... no?

 

I have had ducks all my life, and they have never failed to lay every 24 hours in their season. Mine usually start in late winter, just as I'm finishing up the last of the hen eggs which I saved in the refrigerator from spring. My hens (49) and my (15 ducks) usually lay one egg every 24 hours. My hens lay shortly after I feed them in the morning. My ducks will lay either over night or early morning, I am told. This will be my first year as a NJ farmer with Farm land accessment. We have down sized from cows and horses, to goats and poultry. Had 9 "St Patty's Day Born" kids, 2 male, one sold, one kept as a back up buck. The rest of the kids, females, were the third generation and will increase the herd. We use all our eggs in our Organic Green Cafe at Dunk's Ferry Farm Inn at historic www.whitebriarbedandbreakfast.com. 609-433-7979 Same day farm tours one hour long for the whole family $35 per family up to 8 in your party.

 

I used to have two khaki campbells, would lay an egg each almost every single day maybe 5-6 each per week. Slightly larger eggs, a more rich and darker yolk. I liked them over chicken eggs.

 

Darker yolks only mean they have been fed well ( high protien/calcium feed and some free ranging) the more free range the darker the yolk usually.

 

Cool to know scottman500 thanks for the info, didn't know that lol

 

I didnt know anything a couple weeks back.... i just got 5 chicks last week.. ive been reading up. In the middle of building a coop as we speak.

 

2 bucks an egg!!! I gotta start selling some of my eggs. Maybe include a box of .22lr per dozen and I'll still be way ahead of the game.

 

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Duck eggs are better for you than chicken eggs. As long as they're organic. I grew up in a farm overseas eating them.

 

Duck eggs are better for you than chicken eggs. As long as they're organic. I grew up in a farm overseas eating them.

I love my duck eggs . . . funny thing is that I sometimes throw a few in with my chicken eggs when I sell them and most people are like . . . ewwwww, lol

 

Local guy by me sells them for $9 per dozen... Charge whatever people are willing to pay in your neck of the woods. Good luck.

 

I think it depends A LOT on where you are located. At the Asian markets here in Charlotte, NC, duck eggs sell for $1 EACH (yes, that's $12 a dozen). However, I would never expect to get that much just through advertising on craigslist or something--the Asian markets are selling to a demographic that is accustomed to duck eggs and also that knows they are hard to find in our chicken-egg-centric country.

I have advertised on craigslist, with no interest, for $5 a dozen. I know chicken eggs sell very well at $2 a dozen, and I have had many requests to purchase my duck eggs, but I have never come to a price I feel comfortable asking of my friends and acquaintances. So I have no idea how much I could get for them. Once my flock is re-built (I've had some casualties lately and am down to two hens, which is barely enough to keep my family supplied), I may get back to trying to sell, and I think I'm going to try them at $3 a dozen to begin with.

So, anyway, that's not really helpful, is it? Basically, I would just pick a price, maybe based on the price of organic eggs at the grocery store, and try it for a while. If you don't get a lot of interest, lower your price. I once received the very good advice that it is easier to lower your price than it is to raise it, so start high and work your way down.

If there are Asian markets in your area, you might see if they are interested in buying your eggs. Or advertise on bulletin boards in areas that cater to Asian immigrants. Alternately, start marketing your eggs by taking devilled duck eggs to picnics and potlucks, and then sell them to your friends and acquaintances who are now hooked.

If you do it that way, you can ask them how much they expect to pay for a dozen eggs, and that will give you an idea on pricing too.

One other option that I've had excellent luck with is barter. When my flock was in better condition, I traded for home-baked bread, farm-fresh milk, and other items. I got a better "exchange rate" doing it that way (after all, a gallon of high quality milk is easily $5--much more than I can get for a dozen eggs; likewise a large loaf of high quality bread), and it was very satisfying. Another advantage of this approach is that people who are already raising some of their own food are usually more willing to try something non-mainstream, and also more appreciative of what goes into producing real food. So it's gratifying in that way too.

Anyway, good luck with it, and have fun. That's what it's all about.

 

4 dollars a dozen by hammonton.