Hatching Eggs:
We can usually provide Hatching Eggs from our Birds throughout the
year, depending upon demand and availability. Please note we are UK based
and delays in delivery may adversely affect posted eggs. That said the eggs we
have sent within the UK usually arrive the following day.
If you require any further information or wish to order any eggs then please contact us, but note as we are not a commercial venture we only sell by the half dozen to ensure freshness.
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Photo: Mixed eggs |
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Egg Weights: (useful to know if you are cooking) (6g-180g)
| Breed (+egg colour) | Weight Metric | Weight English | Size of Bird |
| Our Smallest |
6g |
¼ oz | Immature Japanese |
| Dutch | 27g | 7/8 oz | small bantam |
| Japanese | 27g | 7/8 oz | small bantam |
| Yokohama | 36g | 1¼ oz | medium bantam |
| Sumatra | 43g | 1½ oz | large bantam |
| Sussex | 50g | 1¾ oz | large bantam |
| Standard (Sainsbury) | 60g | 2 oz | Size 3 - Standard |
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Indian Runner Duck |
66g | 2¼ oz | light duck |
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Silver Appleyard Duck |
66g | 2¼ oz | bantam duck |
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Cayuga Duck |
72g | 2½ oz | heavy duck |
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Muscovy |
66g | 2¼ oz | heavy duck |
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Our Largest Duck |
117g | 4 oz | Mature Cayuga Duck |
| Goose | 180g | 6oz | Adult Goose |
Hatching Rates
As a rough guide at least 50% should hatch providing a good incubator or suitably 'broody' hen is used to hatch them. Certain breeds are more difficult than others. For example:-
The gene that produces short-legged breeds can prove fatal if the developing chick has a "double dose". Japanese have this gene and the Buff have proved particularly difficult, but our Birchen Grey do very well.
Different colours have different success rates. Gold and Silver Dutch are very easy to hatch and raise, but we have had less success with Blue and Pyle. Our White Yokohamas are much better hatchers than the Red Saddled variety.
Our Black-tailed White Japanese have never produced a fertile egg. This could be because they are such fluffy birds, or our male just isn't up to it. We are trying to introduce new stock to overcome the problem. In the mean time they are still very pretty to look at.
Note: We only sell eggs from pairs we know produce fertile eggs and healthy chicks.