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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Hillview Farm on May 01, 2013, 02:27:27 pm

Title: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: Hillview Farm on May 01, 2013, 02:27:27 pm: Just wanted a rough idea of either selling or buying duck eggs.
Title: Re: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: OhLaLa on May 01, 2013, 02:35:00 pm: What breed? To hatch or eat?

Fertile: Half a dozen White Campbell about £5, 6 x Cayuga from about £8, 6 x Aylesbuy for £6.
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I'd charge the same if they said they are for eating as all my girls run with a drake.
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Title: Re: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: Hillview Farm on May 01, 2013, 04:06:20 pm: Sorry, for eating.
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Post by: colliewobbles on May 01, 2013, 04:14:31 pm: We sell ours for 50p per runner duck egg so quite large. But this is at dog agility club to a somewhat captive customer base!!
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Post by: Roxy on May 01, 2013, 04:50:44 pm: My neighbour charges £1.40 for 6 at his gate. I thought they were very reasonably priced to be honest. As they are fertile,have now got some under a light sussex hen
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Post by: Backinwellies on May 01, 2013, 05:00:55 pm: Is that the north south divide? £1.40 to £3 is quite a difference
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Post by: Roxy on May 01, 2013, 05:08:23 pm: I am oop North :)
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Post by: Hillview Farm on May 01, 2013, 05:12:26 pm: Reason for my asking was to see if 1.80 was a reasonable price. My eggs are massive and I have to buy special boxes!
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Post by: Bodger on May 01, 2013, 05:17:11 pm: Three pounds a dozen here.
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Post by: hughesy on May 01, 2013, 05:37:15 pm: Not so long ago I saw some in a posh new farm shop type place for 3.99 for a half dozen!
Title: Re: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: Hillview Farm on May 01, 2013, 05:46:50 pm: Quote from: hughesy on May 01, 2013, 05:37:15 pm
Not so long ago I saw some in a posh new farm shop type place for 3.99 for a half dozen!

Ouch!
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Post by: Carl f k on May 01, 2013, 08:45:42 pm: £1.50 for six Indian runner...cheaper than TESCO..every little helps :-J
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Post by: sokel on May 01, 2013, 08:49:24 pm: They seem to sell for £1.50 - £2 for 6 around here . (Northumberland)
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Post by: Kitchen Cottage on May 01, 2013, 09:19:22 pm: I sell mine at work (Berkshire) for £2 for 6 Indian runner duck eggs.

I sell my hen eggs at £1.75 for 6.

I am hardly a big business though, I have 4 duck and 6 hens.
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Post by: Bodger on May 01, 2013, 09:29:19 pm: I wish. I only get £2.40p a dozen for my chicken eggs.
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Post by: HesterF on May 01, 2013, 11:45:07 pm: I've been selling mine to friends for £1.50 a half dozen (£1.30 for the hens eggs). I just looked at the Tescos price and went suitably under - and they are a lot bigger than the chicken eggs. Actually I've not had so much demand for the duck eggs - I've been cleared out of chicken eggs (partly because only two are laying) but the duck eggs are building. A couple of people have been very sure they'd love chicken eggs but no way would they want duck eggs - quite surprised myself.

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Title: Re: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: graham-j on May 02, 2013, 11:50:29 am: Hi,I'm selling chicken eggs £2 a doz,duck eggs £2 per 1/2 dozen and unfertile goose eggs £1 each.
I'm in Kent.

Graham.
Title: Re: Price of duck eggs?
Post by: Daisys Mum on May 03, 2013, 09:50:25 am: I am selling chicken eggs at £2.40 a doz. and duck at £2.80.