How much to sell hatching eggs for?

[Standard Hen]

These would be mixed breed large brown egg layers. I am assuming I sell them for the same price that I sell them for eating? I was talking with a friend and she told me no that fertile eggs sell for more? I can't keep an eye on my rooster every minute of the day but he gets around I will say that much so what I am saying is I can not guarantee that they are fertile.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

You should sell them for a little more than you sell them for eating.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I would sell 6 eggs for $5.00 and 1 dozen for around $10.00 because they are mixed breed.

 

[tiffanya]

I too am having the same dilema. I advertised eggs for eating and have people wanting them for hatching. They are the same eggs. What are the reasons for them being more expansive as hatching eggs?

 

[Nikkumz]

Everyone around here sells them for $5 a dozen for hatching and $3 a dozen for eating....if they were pure it would be like $10.
Since yours are mixed and your not sure of fertility i would say $5 or $6

 

[Nikkumz]

I think people charge more for hatching so they dont get ripped off by breeders you know. One lady i bought eggs from thought i was a breeder cuz i wanted hatching eggs so she tol dme $12 a dozen, when i went to pick them up and she could tell this was obvisously my first time hatching and i had my kids with me, she only charged me $6 for a dozen for hatching eggs...And there are pures mixed in

 

[onthespot]

depends on your market. Around here I can sell any fertile egg for $3 each. I might have to advertise a lot, and not keep too many of that kind, but good red layers of any generic sort are in big demand, and there are a lot of people who just want to try hatching them themselves.

 

[Meara]

You can break open a few of your eggs and examine them to see if they were fertile. That way you will have a good idea how well your rooster is doing. This shows how to do it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

 

[tiffanya]

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Can you tell me more about this? What do you mean by breeders trying to rip people off buying eggs? Sorry, I am new to this.

 

[abritton77]

Unless the eggs are of show quality or some rare chicken, why in the world are they worth anymore. I buy them locally and only ask that the person just doesn't wash them and store them pointy end down. I dont ask them to turn them and still get an 80% hatch rate.