Hey, just a tip my Grandpaw showed me when I was a kid was to use a bucket of sand to clean the Duck eggs. He sold Ducks to the local grocery store in Texas. He was a master at it. But he used to have me and my brother rubbing the eggs with sand to get clean. You wont believe how well it works. Then the sand would get mixed with hay and dirt and go in a pile next to the barn and when it got to be about 3 feet high he would plant sweet potatoes in it and it would grow sweet potatoes the size of my head. It was very common for my grandmother to make sweet potatoes for 10 people from 2 of his sweet potatoes. I wish I would have learned more from him he was born in 1902 so he had a ton of old knowledge.
ThisnThatPackRat Have studied the history of education. Very sad story indeed. Lots of the changes were conscious and known to negatively affect students. Am still teaching and started...ahem...in the '70's. The students have changed. Lots. Not good.
I raised Ducks for 15 years and sold eggs for hatching and eating. The best way to help the hens lay in a standard duck nest is to put decoy eggs (wood or ceramic white eggs) in the nest. The ducks will learn to lay with other eggs in their sleeping area, where they know they are safe.
The female duck in the wild gets off the nest every 2 or three days and goes to the water anyway and she will come back to the nest holding water in her feathers and put water on the eggs you will have a better hatching rate if you will MIST the eggs every 2 or 3 days this is only for duck's not chickens. If the hatchlings are having problems sticking to the shell during the hatch, they are not getting enough water during incubation. just a tip from an old bird guy.
Definitely wrote this down in my notes and going to try this. Knew they did it in the wild but didn't know the mother wouldn't do it in domestication. Then I watched my ducks for a month before I made this comment amd THEY DONT soooooooo I'm gonna try this and see how it goes. My ducks usually come out ok though. Some farmers say domestic ducks have trouble hatching themselves and maybe this is why??
I’ve incubated chicken eggs since the 80’s. They need to be misted with water daily along with being turned. The turning is what keeps the embryo from being stuck to the shell. If you have a simple incubator chicken eggs need to be incubated at 103 degrees. Put X on one side an O on the other. Every day change the marks. Ducks and chicken eggs don’t do well in the same incubator. Duck eggs have more bacteria on the shell since they lay anywhere and you need to gather from wherever they drop an egg. But a broody hen will get off the nest every morning and drag her wing tips through the dew on grass or weeds, she’ll feed very little and back to nest where she turns the eggs with her feet and head sometimes. Old chicken Hatcher with hens and incubator
TIP- Do NOT wash the hatching eggs. This removes the thin protective outer membrane, giving bacteria a portal of entry through the ‘now’ exposed pores.
I’ve been raising ducks and chickens for 40 years. Sometimes you just have to wash them. Ducks, unlike chickens, lay eggs in the weirdest places. My birds are free range during the day and are in a barn at night. Chickens are easy because they lay in clean nesting boxes. Ducks however will lay eggs anywhere. I find them in their swimming pools, horse stalls, in the flower garden and even out in the field when I’m mowing the pasture. Often they lay eggs in their enclosure, but they are always damp and covered in shaving or straw. I’ve incubated them washed and unwashed. It hasn’t affected any that I’ve personally hatched. I’ve always had 100% hatch rate. Ducks are so much fun to incubate and hatch out! I’ve even incubated ducks and chickens together.
@@Septiviumexe Is it now? Well, Sorry to disappoint you but, yeah! When I know what rooster or drake is breeding what hens, pull those eggs, incubate. I’m around my flock a lot, I know their habits and eggs I’ve incubated always hatch. Just lucky I guess….
@@48blackshadowcafe32 I mean 100% hatching rate is ok but are you telling me that ABSOLUTELY NONE of them have died during the hatching process? How many have you hatched?
Befriend crows and they will bring you back random forest/town presents...like dead insects, buttons, pieces of sharp bright plastic, strings of different colors, shells, even rings and expensive stuff...
@Elizabeth Carre Apparently, befriending older couples is easier than teenagers. Teenagers can form gangs and tend to be mischievous as all hell, whereas older couples are more observant and, most importantly, CHILL. You start out by keeping track of when they're around, leave food where they can see you, make some kind of signaling noise ("come and get it!") and then leave them alone - go inside, go back to gardening a ways away, whatever. They will remember your face, and all positive or negative experiences with you, so you don't want to push it too soon. After some weeks, when you leave food and make your signal noise, they'll start to become a bit more adventurous, and come sooner. You may even be able to not exit sight completely, to sit on your step and watch them from a safe distance, for example. If you start to do this on a schedule, they'll begin to wait for you nearby. As long as all experiences remain positive, you can start to sit and watch them from a shorter distance. They may start coming nearer to you, once they finish what you've left, too. As far as eating out of your hand, and bringing you presents, I haven't ever gotten that far, but I would love to, someday! Corvids are so playful and intelligent and fascinating! If anyone has any tips or tricks for that last stage, I'd love to hear them, too!
@Elizabeth Carre Aww, that's too sweet! I know some people keep them as pets, though I'm not sure how they all come about finding them. The corvids are all fascinating! It may be possible to befriend wild crows to the extent of hand-feeding, but I have always had to stop in winter, because I don't tolerate the cold well. :/
@Elizabeth Carre feed them constantly and then try to approach them...they will recognize you and bring you gifts...so you're basically trying to tame them.
My dad in portugal, raises chickens. He has about 60 chicken now and he sells a dozen eggs for the same price as what is in the stores. He always runs out of eggs to sell. We've noticed a lot of times people would rather buy fresh eggs from that day, even if it's the same price or a little bit more expensive, then buy the ones in the store because they're guaranteed fresh healthy eggs.
All of my birds are let out of their "barn" at dawn. They forage all day and go to roost in the early evening. They tend to stick close to home and never stray too far. The chickens are also totally free range. My eggs have especially dark yellow(orangish) yolks and really delicious. I only purchase kelp for Iodine and a multi-vitamin supplement. I feed them chopped comfrey/ chopped alfalfa/dried meal worms/multi-vitamin, mineral supplement. Once in a while I lose a bird to a predator but rarely. Fertile goose eggs sell for $75/dz. I raise real French Toulouse geese. I only keep 2 breeding pair. They lay about 100 eggs total each year. I hatch them raise them to 16 weeks and then cure them and cold smoke the breast meat. It make great "bacon." Very popular among my "clients" at the local farmer's market.
There is a plume, a thick layer of healthy coating on the eggshell That protects the egg and the insides of the egg from getting contaminated by external stuff. When washing it you get rid of that plume and you can have bad bacteria seep through the shell and into the yolk in the inside, that’s causing it to go bad sooner. Also if you wash it off, you have a decrease in hatch ability. Because if there’s any bad bacteria whatsoever in the incubator itself whenever you put it in there and on the eggs they tend to spread in the incubator pretty quickly. If you’re eating the eggs it’s best to rinse or wash the eggs before you actually cook them. And if you’re putting them in the incubator you can always rinse off any dirt that’s on them. If you use semi big sand particles to rinse off the egg it also chips off the plume from The shell. you can use really really fine sand though to help get rid of any gunk particles that are on the egg. But either way the best way to actually pick duck hatching eggs is to keep them clean and send them off to the new owner, clean. Without washing. If there’s a bunch of poop on the egg you’re just gonna have to keep it wash it at home then cook it the way you like it or something. I have found though that if you keep the temperature of the water the exact same temperature of the egg you do not disturb the plume on the shell that much and you can use a soft sponge on it. If you want to clean your eggs that way that works. But don’t use a hard scrubber on your eggs! Les hatchability more bad bacteria entering the shell and yolk. Soft natural sponges work best. And to keep the eggs as clean as possible if you are cleaning them with that sponge idea, don’t forget to use a brand new sponge every time you clean a batch of eggs. Too much cross-contamination can cause too much bad bacteria to enter into the shell and yolk. Sadly even washing the sponge that was previously used can still hold onto too much gunk. Unless you practically boil it in hot water for a while. (Shrugs) That’s why I would advise using a brand new sponge each time you do a batch. This is from 23 years worth of knowledge and raising chickens, ducks, geese, Guinea, turkeys, and dogs. And also knowledge from my father and grandparents. And whatever you do, for Christ sake, do not wash your eggs with any form of soap or cleaner! Hope this helps.
I am studying but do not have my garden yet. But 2/3rds of Organic Matter in the soil comes from roots. If your soil is high in OM, you can handle 5 inches of rain without puddles though a swale leading to a duck pond would be a good idea. Lots of people who raise chickens and ducks feed them spouted grain to save 25% on feed. Ducks lay eggs in the morning so it is best to keep them in a pen until after laying time is over for the day. No till farmers who have cattle have raised good forage grass that has 400% more protein and 300% more fat.
I have had a different experience with hatch rate on natural versus washed eggs. Uncleaned I have about 10-15% better hatch rate. However, if they are quite dirty I don't use them for hatching. When selling hatching eggs, I never wash them. It takes off the bloom and that means they are subject to bacteria entry and drying out, and while you may not notice a difference if you are popping them directly in an incubator, your buyers will, because the eggs go all those days during shipping, etcetera, without a protective bloom. I've been raising ducks for years. One other thing, the Golden Hybrid 300 beats the Khaki Campbell on egg production. I've had both... the hybrid 300s are incredible layers. Try them!
I had not heard of this breed. I may have to get some. We have Khaki Campbell and Ancona ducks. Been trying to see which breed is my best layer. Just found some of the hybrid 300 on Metzer Farms website
I actually tried duck eggs for the first time about a month ago. I’ve been missing out! Our family loves them and intend to put ducks on our farm now because we loved them so much.
The reason people say "don't wash your eggs" is because they cannot preserve the eggs for winter using the "water glassing" method. Washing will strip the eggs of their natural coating, which is necessary for this process.
I don't know about preparation for winter... I do know that MANY MANY countries do not wash their eggs. As a result, the eggs do not need refrigeration, can sit out on the shelf, and be stable for twice as long. As you allude to; its the protective coating. The reason why America is one of the few countries that require refrigeration of eggs is because we house chickens in warehouse in the 10s of Thousands. The eggs roll along on a conveyor belt exposed to feces requiring it to be washed, thus eroding the protective layer, requiring refrigeration.
@@MrNurseinTExas the feces does not erode the protective coating on the conveyor belt it's because they get washed they lose their protective coating you can apply wax after washing them to apply a new protective coating like a shellac or varnish
I never sold any of the duck eggs, but the ducks laid 21 at a time. Between my family eating them and the neighbors stealing them, I never made any money, but I sure ate a lot of eggs. I ended up with 100 ducks. I sold most of the ducks and ate more than a few with my family.
I grew up on a farm and have worked on beef and dairy farms my whole life, with that being said. I noticed that you don't take many precautions around your Bull... Walking right up to him when he's with his ladies i noticed you turning your back to him. It doesn't matter if you raised him or not, bottle baby or not it doesn't matter... I always see ppl in n backyard farms that have hand raised their bull, get really relaxed, drop their guard don't pay him much attention, forget what he really is and end up getting hurt or worse. I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing, just pointing out what i seen, I've seen what happens when ppl get a bit too relaxed when working in close quarters with them especially when they are hand raised.
They're not running for freedom, but to get pasturage in which to forage for insects, grass, worms and grubs. Ducks are omnivores. Of course they're eager to get to their favorite activity!
Simple math says the video title is wrong.. At 36$ a dozen, You would need 25 ducks each laying one egg, every day, every egg would have to be sellable, which it looks like not all of them are.. Plus overhead costs.
I’m starting to sell fertile Muscovy eggs online and knowing about the FREE shipping boxes at USPS online is gonna help me out incredibly! Plus your tips on determining the quality of each egg before shipping them helped a lot too. Just the video I needed, very useful!
Thanks for responding to me so quickly last week. I’m curious why you are switching to Cayuga ducks. Is there a greater demand for them? Do people like them a lot? Do you like them personally? Thanks for your help. ; ) Ps: my mom wants to know if you sleep at all with all the animals you sell & the snakes too. You do a lot! Lol
I was hatching off Duck Eggs and realized the Baby Ducks were having a hard time trying to break through the shell - too high Protein Content I assume the shells were hard as a rock and almost impossible to break open. I started mixing 50 pounds of laying pellets with 25 pounds of scratch grain that solved the problem and reduced feed cost.
To lower calcium I mix in flock raiser if the shells get too thick. Scratch just makes mine quit laying. Ducks need 17% protein daily in order to lay daily I've heard.
Hi William. I owned a small waterfowl hatchery in the 70s & 80s. Used unmedicated chicken grain and a Sears redwood 400 egg wet hatch incubator. I would spray warm water on the goose & duck eggs around day 26. Hand turned them twice a day. My hatch rate was 98%.
Just started my homestead a couple of months ago and my RUclips channel last week. I have 9 ducks 🦆 and that is 9 "to many" because I wasn't supposed to get ducks until next year. But got a good deal so, they're her 😊 Couldn't resist. Lovely animals I also dumpsterdive and I'm a prepper. Keep up the good work 👍
My pekin ducks and my golden comet chickens have laid faithfully everyday since they started. Even over winter I've gotten an egg a day from every bird.
Wow! I’m going to figure out a way to corral my ducks! I feed my dogs one egg each per day on top of their dog food. It keeps them healthy. I need to rethink my arrangements with the ducks! Thanks so much!
I learned in Dextel World (utube) that to get the eggs to be laid the same size, you have to divide your daily feed into 3 times a day; equal amount of feed. Like for example: @7 am @12noon and @ 4pm. All your eggs will turn out the same size.
Glad I found your video. I purchased khaki Campbell eggs online and have my broody silkie sitting on them. There is life in 7 out of the 8. I'm excited to start my duck adventures 😁
Anyone getting into this, use cubic shipping on closer shipments. You're going to save a ton of money and can still use their free boxes (non flatrate).
$31 for these eggs, minus $0 because customer pays for shipping so you need to send roughly about 65 boxes of roughly 10 hatching eggs per month, or somewhere about 650 eggs a month to make $2000? How many ducks does it take to get 650 eggs a month, and how much does it cost to buy, house, and feed all those ducks? Also, that is about 3 boxes a day for 21 week days per month.
He says in the comments HE pays $18 for shipping. He doesn’t make $2k a month, that’s gross $. He makes $1,000 after all expenses. Bottom line it’s just a fluff video- he’s trying to make a million bucks off RUclips clicks.
Actually you are right, it's like when people say they make $100K a year from an engineering job. After taxes they bring home about $55K, then after they pay sales tax on everything they buy and tax on your cars and house you end up making about $45K. If you give 10% to the church now you are down to $35K. But people still brag about it and tell everyone they are making $100K. LOL
Wow! Never new duck eggs sold for so much! Planning to be a farmer one day when I'm old enough and ducks may be added to the must have list! Great vid. Cool laugh btw 😎🤠
I just got two baby ducklings from Tractor Supply Two days ago. I'm trying to learn everything about taking care of them. I have so many questions. How do u tell what kind I have I think one is khaki Campbell he is solid tan Brown and the other one is black with a little yellow not sure what kind that is. How do you tell if they are boy or girl?
You should not ignore the calf's instinct to 'punch the bag', he is hitting his nose on the metal ring near the nipple. You should fix that so that he doesn't hurt himself.
@@dallassimmons9254 When the calf butts his head up against the milk bag, he does it to get the mother to release more milk. It is instinctual, on both the calf's part and the cow's part.
I have a goat that does that and his teeth are so sharp they draw blood. I have all kinds of scars on my arms and face from that stupid thing. I'm getting rid of him and all my goats asap. Never want goats again.
My daughter is highly allergic to chickens and chicken eggs. Eating duck eggs doesn't cause any allergic reaction? I am REALLY interested in more information.
Dude $1 dollar a dozen? You are not marketing your product well. I wouldn't sell eggs for any less than $5 off my farm and I have people lining up to buy them at that price.
Hi mate vids getting a bit old so hopefully you see this but my grandma has told me I’m inheriting 10000+ so up to 15000 and she wants me to invest well and I said I’ve always been quite outdoorsy( I’f that’s the word) and I was wondering as I’m only young (14)and still have school what would you recommend the best way to make money out of the land so 2-3 acres hopefully the land is within close distance so I can bike to it everyday but if not I’d need something more passive like horses so I’d love to get your opinion on both options close which I can be more hands like farming ducks or more passive which the land can be further away, also I live in rural England with loads of horses and loads of bridleways I’m not sure if you have them over your way but there paths going through the country which everyone can go through dogs horses walkers etc, thanks in advance
Chris Hardwick sounds good cheers bud btw awesome how you can reply to a vid that is a couple years old and yet reply in half hour whilst maintaining a homestead/ farm good job
You should actually have sold your chicken eggs for slightly more than the supermarket. Your eggs being local and fresh off the farm is their selling point and makes them more valuable. You can also make an egg share where people pre-buy their eggs from you for the season with a shared risk.
Government literally means mind control in latin. We live in a corporation. Our fiat currency is backed only by our social security numbers and birth certificates.
Um i did not know i was gonna file taxes on my ducks. And still wont. They take my tax money from my 100k a year job. This my wifes and our fun money and helping people money. Make america great dont be a vitch
How can you sell the eggs for so much if you can buy hatched chickens for something like 2 or 3$ at a feed store? Are they a more rare breed? Do people like hatching them themselves?
This is awesome for me to see now Chris as I am starting this in March next year and u just taught me everything I need to know😊Thanks a bunch. I am in Canada so I hope it all goes as well as yours did☺
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures 😱 You can keep the snakes! I've had 4H experience with cattle, pigs and poultry. Now I'm doing research to prepare for building my own place, so my boys have a place to call Home. How much land do these ducks traverse? I couldn't tell if it's a few acres? There's a brook on the land but I don't have the pond. I've asked land management consultant if possible to build a 2nd nearby?
Its best to keep the pups 2/3 months old or at least 6 weeks. Iv heard if you wash the eggs bacteria could get in but must wash eggs before you crack it open or chance bactera in your eggs.
Since loosing my job what has been helping me is stocks trading, and forex accounting for over $ 4k monthly profits still one of my best decisions in life maybe I will retire with these duck at my backyard
A great grandmother told me as a child you shouldn’t wash eggs as a compromises the shell of the egg. Some reason why supermarkets have to store eggs in the refrigerator it’s because they’ve all been washed and they don’t last as long. If your eggs are all washed you can store them on the kitchen counter perfectly fine and they last much longer than washed eggs will. The reason why they don’t do this is because the health department is concerned about any kind of bacteria on the outside of the egg. But realistically all you have to do is rinse it under the tab like a piece of fruit that you buy at the store just before you eat it. There are many countries all over Europe that do not wash the eggs you can buy the eggs on the shelf at the supermarket you don’t have to go to a refrigerator. My opinion they are far safer not washed.
This is true… eggs are porous, and when the bird lays the egg it has its “bloom” on them protecting the egg. To waterglass raw eggs in lime (preserve for months up to 2 years no refrigeration), the eggs Cannot! be washed… testimony in itself as to how strong that “bloom” is protecting the embryo.
Chris: have you looked at the regional Priority boxes for smaller shipments. Tiny circle of glue (Elmers or stick) under label holds them while you tape and keeps package sealed better. Another thing to look at is full or half sheet labels for shipping label. I use 2" x 4" self stick address labels to make notices to put on boxes. Buy bigger rolls of tape and a tape gun dispenser. Time is money, trying to help make you more money. Have you tried carrier pick up? its free for Priority mail. Retired Postal Clerk.
What is the average production (egg laying) rate per duck please? For a chicken, I imagine about 4 to 4.5 eggs per week. How many eggs per week per duck?
It depends on the chicken and depends on the duck. Some chickens only lay about 80 eggs per year, same with some ducks. And some chickens and ducks and lay almost 365 eggs per year. The Khaki Campbell duck can lay almost 365 eggs per year, but the hatching egg market has crashed for that particular bird. I've switched to Cayuga hatching eggs, I just bought a dozen for $70 shipped! They lay about 180 eggs per year, still better with fewer eggs and a higher price. You can google any bird to find out, 'how many eggs per year for a Cayuga duck' and it will tell you. The Peacock only lays a few eggs per year but I've seen them sell for over $50 per egg.
At 1:30 your ducks are not confused and wanting to go out they are looking for water to help with the dry food you are giving them. Birds prefer meals to be aided by water. They eat the grass because that's the nearest water available it seems. Ducks need constant access to water. A bowl near their food would be logical.
I actually give them several water bowls and have to change them out twice a day. I really wish I would have had a pond for them with fresh water going in and out, that would have been ideal.
Exactly! That's why I put this video out there, you can do this with any kind of bird, doesn't have to be this exact duck. Easy money. Just find the hatching egg that's hot at the moment. Better yet diversify with a bunch of different kinds of birds.
STEVEN HOLTON we run our business out of our garage and barn our ducks have a inside area in the barn then an outside run with a pool. They don’t take up much space. You could even do this with a small backyard have a flock of chickens they’re way more quiet hatch your own chicks then sell them or just sell your flocks eggs on eBay.
I work at the airport post office ,we get lives all the time . They always come and get me to scan them and to move them properly .I love animals and they should be treated with care and love . These are baby chicks and hatching eggs and rooster's who need to come out of the freezing cold immediately. I put them in a warm area to warm them up .
Hello there Chris. Excellent presentation, very informative. Instead of wrapping the eggs in bubble wrap, place the eggs in an egg carton with a rubber band around the center, then place it in the middle of the shredded paper. Saves on time and material, rubber band optional.
I tried egg cartons a few times and a lot of the eggs broke. Lately I've received quite a few eggs in egg cartons with shredded paper in the egg carton to add a bit more packing, looks like that works great and is cheaper than bubble wrap!
so I've just recently discovered your channel. I've been watching all your ball python videos and somehow ended up on this video.. Your amazing brother!
The most prolific laying duck we have are the golden 300 layer ducks and as far as chickens the black australorp. They both lay in excess of 300 eggs a year per hen. We don’t ever wash hatching eggs with water period as it washes away the preservative membrane from the outside of the shell. We raise gamefowl and hatch between 5 and 7 thousand chicks a year of just those and we lightly wash every egg with peroxide as it’s being set in an incubator that’s been completely decontaminated in every way possible. It’s our belief it helps with oxygen for the egg and it’s increased our hatch rate from 87% to 93%. We do not wash duck, quail, pheasant, laying chickens or any other fowls eggs with peroxide as it seemed to not help at all with the hatch rate of those different breeds.
Awesome! A suggestion on shipping. Buy a large quantity of boxes on eBay and instead of paying for priority mail flat rate boxes, pay for priority mail. It'll save you an easy 50% on shipping.
Heeeey!!! I thought it was you!!! Ive been watching your snake videos for years. I didnt know you have a farm!!! I love your laugh so much!!! Thats how I recognized you. I said "Sounds like him!" Tuen you showed your face I was like "Wait, looks like him too! Wow!" Then I was like "It IS him!!! Wow!!! Amazing!!!" I love your videos!!! So excited to see you! Im researching and trying to start a small homestead.
I listened back to him and he said 'in five weeks they will be good to go'. I presume he meant 5 weeks from the day he was talking on, the pups will then be going to their new homes. As the pups are 19 days old they will be 8 weeks before they leave .
Hey Chris, I have been hatching eggs for a few years , I have 250 chicken layers , 25 ducks, 6 goose, 600 quail, 2 peacocks and 60 rabbits. I do sell at the market but I found Meat chickens I cam move over 1,000 a month but it takes too much feed . It cost me $1.500 a month just in feed when I have 1,000 chickens I am feeding . I am working to get the cost down to feed out a chicken to $3 a bird for 12 weeks. I wounder if i should buy a food mill and just buy and mix my own feeds . Thanks Angie
a lot more now. Hatching out 1000 quail a month and the turkeys for some reason just layed eggs . i was made. Was not wanting turkeys till April or May .
How I did it with my chickens was, their nesting boxes were so clean I never had to wash the eggs. I'd get $3 a dozen in town; enough to pay for feed and I kept everyone at my place in eggs too.
I am really wanting to start small homestead or farm and been looking for what to raise, and i came across your video! Really loved it and now i am seriously thinking Ducks! Thank you for the informative video! I love your happiness too and your beautiful farm!
you should be selling your eggs for 3.25 - 3.50 a dozen because they are farm raised and have 25-40 % less cholesterol because they are not stressed out.
Hi Chris. Great Video. I was wondering is the 2K your profit after figuring in all costs like shipping and eBay fees? Curious has it gotten a lot more competitive to sell since you made this or is there plenty of demand still? Thank you.
Actually I'm getting back into it believe it or not. I'm not doing Khaki Campbells, the price for eggs is just too low. I'm doing a different kind of duck and chicken and also doing Muscovy ducks. You should look up the number of eggs per year for the bird you are looking at as well as the price for hatching eggs and the competition, how many people are selling those eggs. I just paid $70 for a dozen of duck eggs! And they lay 180 eggs per year, so not too bad, better than the Khaki Campbell. You can make way more than $2,000 a month profit with the right bird.
@@boathousedave2383 depends on the demand. It always varies and it's always different. It's also a matter of how much time you want to put into marketing the eggs and making them known to buyers. Or even people that never thought of buying them but saw what you're selling and decided to buy them.
I'm pretty sure it comes down to supply and demand. I think a lot of people like the high egg producing Khaki Campbell ducks because of how many eggs they can lay.
Chris, did I miss a disclaimer on the math? A dozen ducks laying for a month, @ $3 per egg doesn't come up to $2,000. And then you said you're selling about 20% of your eggs? I'm confused. Was $2k your highest sales point? Not trying to be difficult, but I watched the video looking for a solid income stream idea for my kids to try. I'm afraid after bubble wrap and tape, plus feed, there wouldn't be much left for them to put aside.
I was getting $36 per dozen, 2 dozen per day with 24 hens. That's $2,160 per month net income, not including expenses. I'd say net profit is probably $1,000 per month or more if you substract feed, packing material, postage, etc... It was a nice income stream, pretty profitable for just a few ducks. I was actually selling 100% of my eggs back when I had 24 hens, but the market sank a bit when I made the video and I was down to about 20% sales. If you could figure out how to feed the ducks cheap or free and use cheaper / free packing material that would save a bunch too. And if you sold them locally as hatching eggs you wouldn't have the expense of shipping. I really didn't cover profit and expenses, those are variable depending on the operation.
@@whatdaheck9667 duck eggs are more expensive than chicken eggs and they are farm fresh eggs not factory eggs they sell for more they sell for even more if fertile for hatching
thats a lot of eggs to ship and a lot of boxes per month as well. It might be profitable but I don't know if it would be something that is worth while considering the time consumption of everything involved plus personal expense.
IF they lay eggs wherever they want then it would make sense to NOT let them roam too big of a property? We have about 10 acres so how do we keep them not going too far so we don't end up doing easter egg hunt every day? Enjoyed your video. Thank you.
If you, as a farmer, are selling your chicken eggs at a price point competitive with the grocery store, you are part of the problem. The reason people drive to our farm and pay $5 a dozen for eggs, is because they DON"T come from the grocery store.
Let people sale eggs for what they want too omg, I give my away to neighbors and family and friends I could sale them and if I do I will sale them for what I want.
Great! Is $2,000. clean? Or gross. I am a senior and I start raison ducks. I was wondering if I could make some money to help out etc.. Thank you for the information
You could make a deal with the school districts for field trips a couple of times a year. You could make some cash or tax write offs. Its good for something. Good going guy .
@mdfouru Did you really say Donald Trump doesn't know enough about taxes? I don't care who you are we can all agree that man bleeds money. I think he knows more about it than you.
You can always breed a different kind of bird or duck, this video just gives you the general idea. Check out these black chickens, 6 eggs sell for over $200. www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Unfortunately with FEEbay and Paypal, you can post in listing all you want about not responsible for hatch results etc, but any asshole can file a claim and win. It seems Paypal is completely stupid when it comes to claims and just flips a freaking coin. I have been screwed 3 times by jackasses through paypal. One was an Ebay listing for a PARTS ONLY electronic device, 20 times my listing said UNTESTED, PARTS ONLY.... guy files claim through paypal and THEY GAVE HIM THE CLAIM! Selling hatching eggs online sounds fun, but fk the risks with paypal jerks.
If you have a shallow pond you might check there too. My ducks used to lay eggs in the pond as well and we would shuffle bare foot and collect eggs, you could actually see them.
For those thinking about getting any fowl' rabbits etc. Check with local produce managers at grocery stores. Chickens, ducks, pheasants, geese, turkeys etc love produce and it's good for them. Rabbits for meat sale. Mice for feeder mice sale. They all like produce. You'll learn what they don't like, they won't eat it. Take it and throw in compost, if you're too picky you might lose a supplier. I've done all the above with my children while they were growing up. It's family fun and rewarding too.
I talked with produce manager whom I knew. Now I live 2 miles past where the gravel road ends. Maybe things are different in the big chain groceries. But they got produce on Thursday. And Thursday night there would be 3-5 boxes of assorted produce for me on the dock.
Chris, Do your customers contact you and give you feedback on how many hatched? How many days before these duck eggs are no longer good?...7 days? I guess that works in some states but not coast to coast shipping.....a little too risky, and especially not to Alaska....mail can take forever to get there.
Not really sure about your math on chicken eggs...I haven't seen $1 a dozen since the late 1980's! Locally, every store around gets $2.99 or higher per dozen, organics go close to $4 a dozen. As a kid, my family had 100-150 (depending on year-round fluctuations) of Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), and assuming 60% laying (best time of year) to 10% laying (worst of winter or when summer heat was over 95-degrees), we got close to 40% daily egg layers...so at 125 hens laying 40%, you're looking at 50-eggs a day (4-dozen), rain or shine, yearly. We got 350-eggs a week, almost 30-dozen, and sold them for $1 a dozen back then. That was $1500 a year from eggs...not bad. Nowdays, you can EASILY get $2 a dozen, maybe more...so $3,000 a year or better for 125 chickens...that's not bad. Your high dollar numbers on ducks goes WAY DOWN, FAST, if you get a lot of people brooding ducks...the demand isn't there if the market is saturated...you'll be getting chicken-egg-prices quickly, if that happens.
Try this one, it's a black chicken, six eggs for nearly $200. Doesn't have to be just that one kind of duck. This just gives you the idea, hatching eggs can bring in way more money with less work. www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
I wonder if you'd be better off buying the boxes and shipping the eggs by box weight and size. I do Ebay and using your own box is almost always cheaper. Large Flat rate boxes shipping is expensive.
I'm curious about how much time you have invested in each egg. From the moment you start looking for them until the time you actually mail them plus your posting and printing time on Ebay I don't think you net anything. But, sadly, that's what ranching and farming does!
Yea, some people say that if you paid a farmer $100K a year in wages they would go in the hole every year LOL. Most farmers don't look at their time as money, it's the love of farming and animals that drives most farmers.
Hey, just a tip my Grandpaw showed me when I was a kid was to use a bucket of sand to clean the Duck eggs. He sold Ducks to the local grocery store in Texas. He was a master at it. But he used to have me and my brother rubbing the eggs with sand to get clean. You wont believe how well it works. Then the sand would get mixed with hay and dirt and go in a pile next to the barn and when it got to be about 3 feet high he would plant sweet potatoes in it and it would grow sweet potatoes the size of my head. It was very common for my grandmother to make sweet potatoes for 10 people from 2 of his sweet potatoes. I wish I would have learned more from him he was born in 1902 so he had a ton of old knowledge.
I'll have to try that sand trick!
Was the sand wet or dry?
Wow! Any other ideas?
@@TonkaGoldman-xd5iw dry
ThisnThatPackRat Have studied the history of education. Very sad story indeed. Lots of the changes were conscious and known to negatively affect students. Am still teaching and started...ahem...in the '70's. The students have changed. Lots. Not good.
I have a crow who gets one duck egg every 2 days (I let him have it), as he keeps the hawks away. Works for him, works for me.
Perfect
Smart
Perfect .and Wow at crows keeping hawks away
@@hydroblast2209 ya mate crows and Ravens will attack bald eagles and will win!!
Just have a normal chicken and let the crow have her eggs
I raised Ducks for 15 years and sold eggs for hatching and eating. The best way to help the hens lay in a standard duck nest is to put decoy eggs (wood or ceramic white eggs) in the nest. The ducks will learn to lay with other eggs in their sleeping area, where they know they are safe.
The female duck in the wild gets off the nest every 2 or three days and goes to the water anyway and she will come back to the nest holding water in her feathers and put water on the eggs you will have a better hatching rate if you will MIST the eggs every 2 or 3 days this is only for duck's not chickens. If the hatchlings are having problems sticking to the shell during the hatch, they are not getting enough water during incubation. just a tip from an old bird guy.
Definitely wrote this down in my notes and going to try this. Knew they did it in the wild but didn't know the mother wouldn't do it in domestication. Then I watched my ducks for a month before I made this comment amd THEY DONT soooooooo I'm gonna try this and see how it goes. My ducks usually come out ok though. Some farmers say domestic ducks have trouble hatching themselves and maybe this is why??
I did this the one time Incubated duck eggs per Dave Holderread. All the non-clears hatched, so I'm a believer.
Evolution... So it was just by Chance the female ducks figured out that they needed a water the eggs... Just by chance...
@@whitetiger432 more likely it was the ducks that evolved over time to lay eggs that could get wet and eventually they needed water to succeed.
I’ve incubated chicken eggs since the 80’s. They need to be misted with water daily along with being turned. The turning is what keeps the embryo from being stuck to the shell. If you have a simple incubator chicken eggs need to be incubated at 103 degrees. Put X on one side an O on the other. Every day change the marks. Ducks and chicken eggs don’t do well in the same incubator. Duck eggs have more bacteria on the shell since they lay anywhere and you need to gather from wherever they drop an egg. But a broody hen will get off the nest every morning and drag her wing tips through the dew on grass or weeds, she’ll feed very little and back to nest where she turns the eggs with her feet and head sometimes. Old chicken Hatcher with hens and incubator
TIP- Do NOT wash the hatching eggs. This removes the thin protective outer membrane, giving bacteria a portal of entry through the ‘now’ exposed pores.
It's amazing how many people do things and know very little about what they are doing! His customer's will let know I'm sure!
I’ve been raising ducks and chickens for 40 years. Sometimes you just have to wash them. Ducks, unlike chickens, lay eggs in the weirdest places. My birds are free range during the day and are in a barn at night. Chickens are easy because they lay in clean nesting boxes. Ducks however will lay eggs anywhere. I find them in their swimming pools, horse stalls, in the flower garden and even out in the field when I’m mowing the pasture. Often they lay eggs in their enclosure, but they are always damp and covered in shaving or straw.
I’ve incubated them washed and unwashed. It hasn’t affected any that I’ve personally hatched. I’ve always had 100% hatch rate. Ducks are so much fun to incubate and hatch out! I’ve even incubated ducks and chickens together.
@@48blackshadowcafe32 always 100%? Thats very hard to believe
@@Septiviumexe Is it now? Well, Sorry to disappoint you but, yeah!
When I know what rooster or drake is breeding what hens, pull those eggs, incubate. I’m around my flock a lot, I know their habits and eggs I’ve incubated always hatch. Just lucky I guess….
@@48blackshadowcafe32 I mean 100% hatching rate is ok but are you telling me that ABSOLUTELY NONE of them have died during the hatching process? How many have you hatched?
Befriend crows and they will bring you back random forest/town presents...like dead insects, buttons, pieces of sharp bright plastic, strings of different colors, shells, even rings and expensive stuff...
Very interesting
Laborer in the field
And dead deer.and live in your shed and spill your tools.with the crows..lol
@Elizabeth Carre Apparently, befriending older couples is easier than teenagers. Teenagers can form gangs and tend to be mischievous as all hell, whereas older couples are more observant and, most importantly, CHILL.
You start out by keeping track of when they're around, leave food where they can see you, make some kind of signaling noise ("come and get it!") and then leave them alone - go inside, go back to gardening a ways away, whatever. They will remember your face, and all positive or negative experiences with you, so you don't want to push it too soon.
After some weeks, when you leave food and make your signal noise, they'll start to become a bit more adventurous, and come sooner. You may even be able to not exit sight completely, to sit on your step and watch them from a safe distance, for example. If you start to do this on a schedule, they'll begin to wait for you nearby.
As long as all experiences remain positive, you can start to sit and watch them from a shorter distance. They may start coming nearer to you, once they finish what you've left, too.
As far as eating out of your hand, and bringing you presents, I haven't ever gotten that far, but I would love to, someday! Corvids are so playful and intelligent and fascinating!
If anyone has any tips or tricks for that last stage, I'd love to hear them, too!
@Elizabeth Carre Aww, that's too sweet! I know some people keep them as pets, though I'm not sure how they all come about finding them. The corvids are all fascinating!
It may be possible to befriend wild crows to the extent of hand-feeding, but I have always had to stop in winter, because I don't tolerate the cold well. :/
@Elizabeth Carre feed them constantly and then try to approach them...they will recognize you and bring you gifts...so you're basically trying to tame them.
It’s hard getting thru the very awkward and creepy laughter.
Yep, I just stopped listening...
mute + cc = ✅
Not everyone is perfectly comfortable with talking to total strangers or listening to short-sited criticisms, either.
Yes!!!!! I can't even finish for that reason!!
My dad in portugal, raises chickens. He has about 60 chicken now and he sells a dozen eggs for the same price as what is in the stores. He always runs out of eggs to sell. We've noticed a lot of times people would rather buy fresh eggs from that day, even if it's the same price or a little bit more expensive, then buy the ones in the store because they're guaranteed fresh healthy eggs.
even, ducks prefer freedom over safety.
I agree!
Norris Jinglewilly Murica is giving up their guns hahahaha 😂
All of my birds are let out of their "barn" at dawn. They forage all day and go to roost in the early evening. They tend to stick close to home and never stray too far. The chickens are also totally free range. My eggs have especially dark yellow(orangish) yolks and really delicious. I only purchase kelp for Iodine and a multi-vitamin supplement. I feed them chopped comfrey/ chopped alfalfa/dried meal worms/multi-vitamin, mineral supplement. Once in a while I lose a bird to a predator but rarely. Fertile goose eggs sell for $75/dz. I raise real French Toulouse geese. I only keep 2 breeding pair. They lay about 100 eggs total each year. I hatch them raise them to 16 weeks and then cure them and cold smoke the breast meat. It make great "bacon." Very popular among my "clients" at the local farmer's market.
@@magicdaveable I would like to order some of your bacon....email
@@adrianmedina3582 Don't count on it!
There is a plume, a thick layer of healthy coating on the eggshell That protects the egg and the insides of the egg from getting contaminated by external stuff. When washing it you get rid of that plume and you can have bad bacteria seep through the shell and into the yolk in the inside, that’s causing it to go bad sooner. Also if you wash it off, you have a decrease in hatch ability. Because if there’s any bad bacteria whatsoever in the incubator itself whenever you put it in there and on the eggs they tend to spread in the incubator pretty quickly. If you’re eating the eggs it’s best to rinse or wash the eggs before you actually cook them. And if you’re putting them in the incubator you can always rinse off any dirt that’s on them. If you use semi big sand particles to rinse off the egg it also chips off the plume from The shell. you can use really really fine sand though to help get rid of any gunk particles that are on the egg. But either way the best way to actually pick duck hatching eggs is to keep them clean and send them off to the new owner, clean. Without washing. If there’s a bunch of poop on the egg you’re just gonna have to keep it wash it at home then cook it the way you like it or something. I have found though that if you keep the temperature of the water the exact same temperature of the egg you do not disturb the plume on the shell that much and you can use a soft sponge on it. If you want to clean your eggs that way that works. But don’t use a hard scrubber on your eggs! Les hatchability more bad bacteria entering the shell and yolk. Soft natural sponges work best. And to keep the eggs as clean as possible if you are cleaning them with that sponge idea, don’t forget to use a brand new sponge every time you clean a batch of eggs. Too much cross-contamination can cause too much bad bacteria to enter into the shell and yolk. Sadly even washing the sponge that was previously used can still hold onto too much gunk. Unless you practically boil it in hot water for a while. (Shrugs) That’s why I would advise using a brand new sponge each time you do a batch. This is from 23 years worth of knowledge and raising chickens, ducks, geese, Guinea, turkeys, and dogs. And also knowledge from my father and grandparents. And whatever you do, for Christ sake, do not wash your eggs with any form of soap or cleaner! Hope this helps.
Thanks for the tip!
thanks for all your wisdom!
It's actually called the bloom, not plume.
I am studying but do not have my garden yet. But 2/3rds of Organic Matter in the soil comes from roots. If your soil is high in OM, you can handle 5 inches of rain without puddles though a swale leading to a duck pond would be a good idea. Lots of people who raise chickens and ducks feed them spouted grain to save 25% on feed. Ducks lay eggs in the morning so it is best to keep them in a pen until after laying time is over for the day.
No till farmers who have cattle have raised good forage grass that has 400% more protein and 300% more fat.
I’m glad I found you. I was looking for duck videos
I have had a different experience with hatch rate on natural versus washed eggs. Uncleaned I have about 10-15% better hatch rate. However, if they are quite dirty I don't use them for hatching. When selling hatching eggs, I never wash them. It takes off the bloom and that means they are subject to bacteria entry and drying out, and while you may not notice a difference if you are popping them directly in an incubator, your buyers will, because the eggs go all those days during shipping, etcetera, without a protective bloom. I've been raising ducks for years. One other thing, the Golden Hybrid 300 beats the Khaki Campbell on egg production. I've had both... the hybrid 300s are incredible layers. Try them!
I had not heard of this breed. I may have to get some. We have Khaki Campbell and Ancona ducks. Been trying to see which breed is my best layer. Just found some of the hybrid 300 on Metzer Farms website
Do they breed true or will the hatched eggs be different?
@@kevingath9801 most hatchery hybrids do not breed true. And the hatchery will usually tell you this. 1st gen hybrids give you the best results.
I actually tried duck eggs for the first time about a month ago. I’ve been missing out! Our family loves them and intend to put ducks on our farm now because we loved them so much.
For sure. They are super rich.
Can't say enough about how much joy I felt while reading everybody's kind and sharing comments ! Thanks be to everyone and God bless y'all
The reason people say "don't wash your eggs" is because they cannot preserve the eggs for winter using the "water glassing" method. Washing will strip the eggs of their natural coating, which is necessary for this process.
DaughterofEve i thought it was so there would be shit on em.
Hmm 🤔
Learn something everyday I guess
I don't know about preparation for winter... I do know that MANY MANY countries do not wash their eggs. As a result, the eggs do not need refrigeration, can sit out on the shelf, and be stable for twice as long. As you allude to; its the protective coating. The reason why America is one of the few countries that require refrigeration of eggs is because we house chickens in warehouse in the 10s of Thousands. The eggs roll along on a conveyor belt exposed to feces requiring it to be washed, thus eroding the protective layer, requiring refrigeration.
@@MrNurseinTExas the feces does not erode the protective coating on the conveyor belt it's because they get washed they lose their protective coating you can apply wax after washing them to apply a new protective coating like a shellac or varnish
MrNurseInColorado please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi
@@MrNurseinTExas she is right and so is what you said.
I never sold any of the duck eggs, but the ducks laid 21 at a time. Between my family eating them and the neighbors stealing them, I never made any money, but I sure ate a lot of eggs. I ended up with 100 ducks. I sold most of the ducks and ate more than a few with my family.
I grew up on a farm and have worked on beef and dairy farms my whole life, with that being said. I noticed that you don't take many precautions around your Bull... Walking right up to him when he's with his ladies i noticed you turning your back to him. It doesn't matter if you raised him or not, bottle baby or not it doesn't matter... I always see ppl in n backyard farms that have hand raised their bull, get really relaxed, drop their guard don't pay him much attention, forget what he really is and end up getting hurt or worse. I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing, just pointing out what i seen, I've seen what happens when ppl get a bit too relaxed when working in close quarters with them especially when they are hand raised.
Yeah I noticed that too
How fun! I loved how the ducks ran for freedom, they are adorable!
They're not running for freedom, but to get pasturage in which to forage for insects, grass, worms and grubs. Ducks are omnivores. Of course they're eager to get to their favorite activity!
Simple math says the video title is wrong.. At 36$ a dozen, You would need 25 ducks each laying one egg, every day, every egg would have to be sellable, which it looks like not all of them are.. Plus overhead costs.
I’m starting to sell fertile Muscovy eggs online and knowing about the FREE shipping boxes at USPS online is gonna help me out incredibly! Plus your tips on determining the quality of each egg before shipping them helped a lot too. Just the video I needed, very useful!
That is awesome! I'm getting back into ducks again too, this time I'm working with Cayuga ducks.
Thanks for responding to me so quickly last week. I’m curious why you are switching to Cayuga ducks. Is there a greater demand for them? Do people like them a lot? Do you like them personally? Thanks for your help. ; )
Ps: my mom wants to know if you sleep at all with all the animals you sell & the snakes too. You do a lot! Lol
Just curious why do you bottle feed the little calf? Wouldn't the mother do that?
The Mother cant hold the bottle.
@@60sekundenpolitik lmfaoooo
@@NativeMind0311 :D
I was hatching off Duck Eggs and realized the Baby Ducks were having a hard time trying to break through the shell - too high Protein Content I assume the shells were hard as a rock and almost impossible to break open. I started mixing 50 pounds of laying pellets with 25 pounds of scratch grain that solved the problem and reduced feed cost.
That's great!
To lower calcium I mix in flock raiser if the shells get too thick. Scratch just makes mine quit laying. Ducks need 17% protein daily in order to lay daily I've heard.
Hi William. I owned a small waterfowl hatchery in the 70s & 80s. Used unmedicated chicken grain and a Sears redwood 400 egg wet hatch incubator. I would spray warm water on the goose & duck eggs around day 26. Hand turned them twice a day. My hatch rate was 98%.
diane hall I like to buy same machines can you give me some informations pls about brand and how u spray water hope make video too thank you
@@sofiabent9129 in my opinion,start insect culture,for protein....
Just started my homestead a couple of months ago and my RUclips channel last week.
I have 9 ducks 🦆 and that is 9 "to many" because I wasn't supposed to get ducks until next year. But got a good deal so, they're her 😊 Couldn't resist. Lovely animals
I also dumpsterdive and I'm a prepper.
Keep up the good work 👍
My pekin ducks and my golden comet chickens have laid faithfully everyday since they started. Even over winter I've gotten an egg a day from every bird.
At least the ducks are happy with all that standing water
Wow! I’m going to figure out a way to corral my ducks! I feed my dogs one egg each per day on top of their dog food. It keeps them healthy. I need to rethink my arrangements with the ducks!
Thanks so much!
I thought it gives them canker.
I learned in Dextel World (utube) that to get the eggs to be laid the same size, you have to divide your daily feed into 3 times a day; equal amount of feed. Like for example: @7 am @12noon and @ 4pm. All your eggs will turn out the same size.
Glad I found your video. I purchased khaki Campbell eggs online and have my broody silkie sitting on them. There is life in 7 out of the 8. I'm excited to start my duck adventures 😁
Will a broody chicken raise ducks?
@@Prezzo1990 I have heard that they will, I havent tried it yet
Anyone getting into this, use cubic shipping on closer shipments. You're going to save a ton of money and can still use their free boxes (non flatrate).
$31 for these eggs, minus $0 because customer pays for shipping so you need to send roughly about 65 boxes of roughly 10 hatching eggs per month, or somewhere about 650 eggs a month to make $2000?
How many ducks does it take to get 650 eggs a month, and how much does it cost to buy, house, and feed all those ducks?
Also, that is about 3 boxes a day for 21 week days per month.
He says in the comments HE pays $18 for shipping. He doesn’t make $2k a month, that’s gross $. He makes $1,000 after all expenses. Bottom line it’s just a fluff video- he’s trying to make a million bucks off RUclips clicks.
Actually you are right, it's like when people say they make $100K a year from an engineering job. After taxes they bring home about $55K, then after they pay sales tax on everything they buy and tax on your cars and house you end up making about $45K. If you give 10% to the church now you are down to $35K. But people still brag about it and tell everyone they are making $100K. LOL
You can write all that feed off, electricity all kinds of write offs.
Metzer farm did develop 2 strains of hybrid ducks that lay more than the Khaki Campbells. But they are quite small in size
Wow! Never new duck eggs sold for so much! Planning to be a farmer one day when I'm old enough and ducks may be added to the must have list! Great vid. Cool laugh btw 😎🤠
I just got two baby ducklings from Tractor Supply Two days ago. I'm trying to learn everything about taking care of them. I have so many questions. How do u tell what kind I have I think one is khaki Campbell he is solid tan Brown and the other one is black with a little yellow not sure what kind that is. How do you tell if they are boy or girl?
If he made $2k a month of 25 ducks, why did he scale down instead of up? If that happens to me, I would raise 100 ducks.
You should not ignore the calf's instinct to 'punch the bag', he is hitting his nose on the metal ring near the nipple. You should fix that so that he doesn't hurt himself.
Thats true i thought of that too, but what is utter punching from the calf, or "punching the bag"?
@@dallassimmons9254 When the calf butts his head up against the milk bag, he does it to get the mother to release more milk. It is instinctual, on both the calf's part and the cow's part.
I have a goat that does that and his teeth are so sharp they draw blood. I have all kinds of scars on my arms and face from that stupid thing. I'm getting rid of him and all my goats asap. Never want goats again.
@@sofiabent9129 are they baby goats ?
That's natural? They do that to the mother cow! Oh lord
How long does this take? Looks like your working for about 2 hours to get that box out the door.
Takes about an hour per box, not too bad.
Do your ducks lay year around or are they seasonal? I’m allergic to chicken eggs. Dug eggs are a perfect if not a better substitute.
They slow down in the winter and the eggs tend to freeze and crack. They still lay a few year round though.
My daughter is highly allergic to chickens and chicken eggs. Eating duck eggs doesn't cause any allergic reaction? I am REALLY interested in more information.
Dude $1 dollar a dozen? You are not marketing your product well. I wouldn't sell eggs for any less than $5 off my farm and I have people lining up to buy them at that price.
Where're you dear?
South Carolina
@@MrMcCoy-vs6ss exactly
he said he sells duck eggs for 6 dollars a dozen
@@monicdavis6150 Amen as rotten as an old corpse.
Hi mate vids getting a bit old so hopefully you see this but my grandma has told me I’m inheriting 10000+ so up to 15000 and she wants me to invest well and I said I’ve always been quite outdoorsy( I’f that’s the word) and I was wondering as I’m only young (14)and still have school what would you recommend the best way to make money out of the land so 2-3 acres hopefully the land is within close distance so I can bike to it everyday but if not I’d need something more passive like horses so I’d love to get your opinion on both options close which I can be more hands like farming ducks or more passive which the land can be further away, also I live in rural England with loads of horses and loads of bridleways I’m not sure if you have them over your way but there paths going through the country which everyone can go through dogs horses walkers etc, thanks in advance
For me, hatching eggs have made the most amount of money for the least amount of work.
Chris Hardwick sounds good cheers bud btw awesome how you can reply to a vid that is a couple years old and yet reply in half hour whilst maintaining a homestead/ farm good job
You should actually have sold your chicken eggs for slightly more than the supermarket. Your eggs being local and fresh off the farm is their selling point and makes them more valuable. You can also make an egg share where people pre-buy their eggs from you for the season with a shared risk.
Good tip!
Ya but you have to have a costumer welling to pay higher prices and that is not easy
@@1miltond Customers who buy directly from farms usually are willing to pay somewhat higher prices.
I understand that if you feed them all green food the egg yokes are orange. Most markets will give you the expiring green produce if you pick them up.
After tax and regulations you will make 25 dollars a month
8 year old
Lol
Ducking big government!
Government is NOT the answer.
Government literally means mind control in latin. We live in a corporation. Our fiat currency is backed only by our social security numbers and birth certificates.
Um i did not know i was gonna file taxes on my ducks. And still wont. They take my tax money from my 100k a year job. This my wifes and our fun money and helping people money. Make america great dont be a vitch
How can you sell the eggs for so much if you can buy hatched chickens for something like 2 or 3$ at a feed store? Are they a more rare breed? Do people like hatching them themselves?
I don't know but they buy them LOL
This is awesome for me to see now Chris as I am starting this in March next year and u just taught me everything I need to know😊Thanks a bunch.
I am in Canada so I hope it all goes as well as yours did☺
I actually made quite a bit of money off of my ducks. But I found I can make more money with snakes and RUclips LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures 😱
You can keep the snakes!
I've had 4H experience with cattle, pigs and poultry. Now I'm doing research to prepare for building my own place, so my boys have a place to call Home. How much land do these ducks traverse? I couldn't tell if it's a few acres? There's a brook on the land but I don't have the pond. I've asked land management consultant if possible to build a 2nd nearby?
Chris Hardwick
2 years ago
I actually sold my ducks. Now I just do RUclips and Patreon LOL.
Its best to keep the pups 2/3 months old or at least 6 weeks. Iv heard if you wash the eggs bacteria could get in but must wash eggs before you crack it open or chance bactera in your eggs.
We dont wash our eggs to eat. Usually they arw not that dirty and it's easy to crack carefully if needed.
so store bought eggs should be washed? could bacteria be the cause of my stomach aches whenever I eat eggs? I mean it's everytime since I was a kid
Easter egg hunt everyday
B r u h
Since loosing my job what has been helping me is stocks trading, and forex accounting for over $ 4k monthly profits still one of my best decisions in life maybe I will retire with these duck at my backyard
Oh! haha but that's a good side income since you said you no longer work, does trading require any skill ?
Oh! Nice way to make passive income if you ask me, duck farming requires your fixed attention but how does trading work do I need skill
Good retirement plan if you ask me 😂🤓
Cheers 🥂
Nice retirement plan you have mapped out 🤓🤓😂
you say it like the ducks are your kids
@@denisegar2327 I don't trade myself, I do this through my broker / IA Mr Benjamin ravies if you want he could help you too.
A great grandmother told me as a child you shouldn’t wash eggs as a compromises the shell of the egg. Some reason why supermarkets have to store eggs in the refrigerator it’s because they’ve all been washed and they don’t last as long. If your eggs are all washed you can store them on the kitchen counter perfectly fine and they last much longer than washed eggs will. The reason why they don’t do this is because the health department is concerned about any kind of bacteria on the outside of the egg. But realistically all you have to do is rinse it under the tab like a piece of fruit that you buy at the store just before you eat it. There are many countries all over Europe that do not wash the eggs you can buy the eggs on the shelf at the supermarket you don’t have to go to a refrigerator. My opinion they are far safer not washed.
This is true… eggs are porous, and when the bird lays the egg it has its “bloom” on them protecting the egg. To waterglass raw eggs in lime (preserve for months up to 2 years no refrigeration), the eggs Cannot! be washed… testimony in itself as to how strong that “bloom” is protecting the embryo.
Chris: have you looked at the regional Priority boxes for smaller shipments. Tiny circle of glue (Elmers or stick) under label holds them while you tape and keeps package sealed better. Another thing to look at is full or half sheet labels for shipping label. I use 2" x 4" self stick address labels to make notices to put on boxes. Buy bigger rolls of tape and a tape gun dispenser. Time is money, trying to help make you more money. Have you tried carrier pick up? its free for Priority mail. Retired Postal Clerk.
I actually sold all of my ducks, I ship out snakes now LOL.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures hes laughing even here...
What is the average production (egg laying) rate per duck please? For a chicken, I imagine about 4 to 4.5 eggs per week. How many eggs per week per duck?
It depends on the chicken and depends on the duck. Some chickens only lay about 80 eggs per year, same with some ducks. And some chickens and ducks and lay almost 365 eggs per year. The Khaki Campbell duck can lay almost 365 eggs per year, but the hatching egg market has crashed for that particular bird. I've switched to Cayuga hatching eggs, I just bought a dozen for $70 shipped! They lay about 180 eggs per year, still better with fewer eggs and a higher price. You can google any bird to find out, 'how many eggs per year for a Cayuga duck' and it will tell you. The Peacock only lays a few eggs per year but I've seen them sell for over $50 per egg.
Thank you.
Nice!!!
Thank you for all the information of these Khaki Campbell Duck...
At 1:30 your ducks are not confused and wanting to go out they are looking for water to help with the dry food you are giving them. Birds prefer meals to be aided by water. They eat the grass because that's the nearest water available it seems. Ducks need constant access to water. A bowl near their food would be logical.
I actually give them several water bowls and have to change them out twice a day. I really wish I would have had a pond for them with fresh water going in and out, that would have been ideal.
Wow I’m so so blessed by this video! Thanks sooo much for showing us your process and being so transparent! Be blessed
if only people viewing realized. Alls you have to do is something similiar to what is being seen in this video for a decent paycheck
Exactly! That's why I put this video out there, you can do this with any kind of bird, doesn't have to be this exact duck. Easy money. Just find the hatching egg that's hot at the moment. Better yet diversify with a bunch of different kinds of birds.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Thank you for sharing your experience, tips and lifestyle 🙂
Chris Hardwick I guess you would definitely need a little land!?
STEVEN HOLTON we run our business out of our garage and barn our ducks have a inside area in the barn then an outside run with a pool. They don’t take up much space. You could even do this with a small backyard have a flock of chickens they’re way more quiet hatch your own chicks then sell them or just sell your flocks eggs on eBay.
I work at the airport post office ,we get lives all the time . They always come and get me to scan them and to move them properly .I love animals and they should be treated with care and love . These are baby chicks and hatching eggs and rooster's who need to come out of the freezing cold immediately. I put them in a warm area to warm them up .
BS. 25 X 30 IS ONLY 750. EACH DUCK WOULD HAVE TO LAY AT LEAST 2 EGGS A DAY OR U R CHARGING 2.50 AN EGG
NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SELL THEM CROWS
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@@tnunn3023 don't you like crows?
To eat crow wasn't always figurative.
Hello there Chris. Excellent presentation, very informative. Instead of wrapping the eggs in bubble wrap, place the eggs in an egg carton with a rubber band around the center, then place it in the middle of the shredded paper. Saves on time and material, rubber band optional.
I tried egg cartons a few times and a lot of the eggs broke. Lately I've received quite a few eggs in egg cartons with shredded paper in the egg carton to add a bit more packing, looks like that works great and is cheaper than bubble wrap!
Chris Hardwick , hello there. Just trying to save money. The post office is brutal on parcels. Thanks for helpful tips.
so I've just recently discovered your channel. I've been watching all your ball python videos and somehow ended up on this video.. Your amazing brother!
The most prolific laying duck we have are the golden 300 layer ducks and as far as chickens the black australorp. They both lay in excess of 300 eggs a year per hen. We don’t ever wash hatching eggs with water period as it washes away the preservative membrane from the outside of the shell. We raise gamefowl and hatch between 5 and 7 thousand chicks a year of just those and we lightly wash every egg with peroxide as it’s being set in an incubator that’s been completely decontaminated in every way possible. It’s our belief it helps with oxygen for the egg and it’s increased our hatch rate from 87% to 93%. We do not wash duck, quail, pheasant, laying chickens or any other fowls eggs with peroxide as it seemed to not help at all with the hatch rate of those different breeds.
Awesome! A suggestion on shipping. Buy a large quantity of boxes on eBay and instead of paying for priority mail flat rate boxes, pay for priority mail. It'll save you an easy 50% on shipping.
Priority mail boxes are supplied by the post office and they are free. And flat rate is a hella lot cheaper
Heeeey!!! I thought it was you!!! Ive been watching your snake videos for years. I didnt know you have a farm!!! I love your laugh so much!!! Thats how I recognized you. I said "Sounds like him!" Tuen you showed your face I was like "Wait, looks like him too! Wow!" Then I was like "It IS him!!! Wow!!! Amazing!!!" I love your videos!!! So excited to see you! Im researching and trying to start a small homestead.
Yes, that's me! 🤣
I have owned ducks before as my pets...and honestly I really enjoyed them
Me too!
I love ducks. Instantly subscribed !
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5 weeks is way to young to let the puppies leave their mom and litter mates!
I listened back to him and he said 'in five weeks they will be good to go'. I presume he meant 5 weeks from the day he was talking on, the pups will then be going to their new homes. As the pups are 19 days old they will be 8 weeks before they leave .
Caroline 101 thanks for clarifying. I didn’t quite catch that meaning and I hope that was what he meant 😊
They were already 16 days old? Math. What a concept...🤔
8-10 weeks sending a puppy out to the big world and family.
He said "in 5 weeks, they'll be sold and gone." Which is 5 weeks from that point, they'll be fine by then.
Hey Chris, I have been hatching eggs for a few years , I have 250 chicken layers , 25 ducks, 6 goose, 600 quail, 2 peacocks and 60 rabbits. I do sell at the market but I found Meat chickens I cam move over 1,000 a month but it takes too much feed . It cost me $1.500 a month just in feed when I have 1,000 chickens I am feeding . I am working to get the cost down to feed out a chicken to $3 a bird for 12 weeks. I wounder if i should buy a food mill and just buy and mix my own feeds . Thanks Angie
a lot more now. Hatching out 1000 quail a month and the turkeys for some reason just layed eggs . i was made. Was not wanting turkeys till April or May .
why do you clean the eggs you are doing away with the natural antibiotics of the egg
How I did it with my chickens was, their nesting boxes were so clean I never had to wash the eggs. I'd get $3 a dozen in town; enough to pay for feed and I kept everyone at my place in eggs too.
When selling for hatching don't you have to look for a black spot while candling?
who doesn't Love ducks and ducklings.
and duck tape..
They have weird penis'
I don’t.
Especially for dinner.
...duck poop...ugghh
I am really wanting to start small homestead or farm and been looking for what to raise, and i came across your video! Really loved it and now i am seriously thinking Ducks! Thank you for the informative video! I love your happiness too and your beautiful farm!
you should be selling your eggs for 3.25 - 3.50 a dozen because they are farm raised and have 25-40 % less cholesterol because they are not stressed out.
Jr ALEXANDER Yeah he is but music tube was letting him know that the guy in the video sells his eggs for $3 each (not dozen)
People in my area sell them 1 dollar a dozen.
Gary Marlow Yeah to eat, the guy in the video sells them fertilized for people to hatch their own.
Fresh farm raised eggs here sell for $4-6/dozen for chicken eggs. Duck eggs here sell for $9/half dozen.
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Hi Chris. Great Video. I was wondering is the 2K your profit after figuring in all costs like shipping and eBay fees? Curious has it gotten a lot more competitive to sell since you made this or is there plenty of demand still? Thank you.
Actually I'm getting back into it believe it or not. I'm not doing Khaki Campbells, the price for eggs is just too low. I'm doing a different kind of duck and chicken and also doing Muscovy ducks. You should look up the number of eggs per year for the bird you are looking at as well as the price for hatching eggs and the competition, how many people are selling those eggs. I just paid $70 for a dozen of duck eggs! And they lay 180 eggs per year, so not too bad, better than the Khaki Campbell. You can make way more than $2,000 a month profit with the right bird.
I sell fertile quail eggs for 30 dollars a dozen.
Awesome!
Justin M. Chen the brown fox
@@GhostWar305 quail eggs buyers.
How many eggs a month are you able to sell?
@@boathousedave2383 depends on the demand. It always varies and it's always different. It's also a matter of how much time you want to put into marketing the eggs and making them known to buyers. Or even people that never thought of buying them but saw what you're selling and decided to buy them.
Hi! Quick question, and i'm a little tipsy so excuse me if it's weird, what makes duck eggs more expensive than say a chicken or maybe even a quail?
I'm pretty sure it comes down to supply and demand. I think a lot of people like the high egg producing Khaki Campbell ducks because of how many eggs they can lay.
most duck eggs are about the size of jumbo chicken eggs or bigger. and they have a bigger yolk/ white ratio, so they are extra rich
@@BrokenDownTramp don't professional bakers use duck rather than chicken eggs?
Bc duck eggs are SO MUCH BETTER! After trying a duck egg its kinda hard 2 settle for a chicken egg imo.
Chris, did I miss a disclaimer on the math? A dozen ducks laying for a month, @ $3 per egg doesn't come up to $2,000. And then you said you're selling about 20% of your eggs? I'm confused. Was $2k your highest sales point? Not trying to be difficult, but I watched the video looking for a solid income stream idea for my kids to try. I'm afraid after bubble wrap and tape, plus feed, there wouldn't be much left for them to put aside.
I was getting $36 per dozen, 2 dozen per day with 24 hens. That's $2,160 per month net income, not including expenses. I'd say net profit is probably $1,000 per month or more if you substract feed, packing material, postage, etc... It was a nice income stream, pretty profitable for just a few ducks. I was actually selling 100% of my eggs back when I had 24 hens, but the market sank a bit when I made the video and I was down to about 20% sales. If you could figure out how to feed the ducks cheap or free and use cheaper / free packing material that would save a bunch too. And if you sold them locally as hatching eggs you wouldn't have the expense of shipping. I really didn't cover profit and expenses, those are variable depending on the operation.
@@whatdaheck9667 duck eggs are more expensive than chicken eggs and they are farm fresh eggs not factory eggs they sell for more they sell for even more if fertile for hatching
@@whatdaheck9667 go ahead look up fertile duck eggs for sale and see for your self
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Wow over a grand a month on feed for 24 hens I would have to start small
deaconlyric He said $1000 for feed and packaging and shipping and postage.
thats a lot of eggs to ship and a lot of boxes per month as well. It might be profitable but I don't know if it would be something that is worth while considering the time consumption of everything involved plus personal expense.
Looking for your ducks' eggs is like looking for Easter eggs, haha
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IF they lay eggs wherever they want then it would make sense to NOT let them roam too big of a property? We have about 10 acres so how do we keep them not going too far so we don't end up doing easter egg hunt every day? Enjoyed your video. Thank you.
If you, as a farmer, are selling your chicken eggs at a price point competitive with the grocery store, you are part of the problem. The reason people drive to our farm and pay $5 a dozen for eggs, is because they DON"T come from the grocery store.
I’ll sell cheaper to sell more :)
You are the problem. Instead of trying to become a millionaire on selling chicken eggs, sell your "Healthy Eggs" for a price normal people can afford.
That comment was for Dave.
Charles Huju god Bless bro, sell cheaper so more people can afford and at the same time I win. I got so many eggs that i can deal with.
Let people sale eggs for what they want too omg, I give my away to neighbors and family and friends I could sale them and if I do I will sale them for what I want.
Ducks are great creatures, had a bunch for a summer as pets, I led them to a pond to swim, we were friends immediately.
I have 15 ducks ,am going to start selling fertile eggs. Was selling just the eggs.
How much does it cost to feed 25 ducks? What are the best ducks to have? Do you build a uen house or do you need a pond?
Khaki Campbell's are the duck equivalent of the commercial chicken and can match them for egg laying at approx. 300 to 350 a year
New to this channel.
Looks great to me!
Never saw so many people sore about ducks though. 🤣
I know, right? I think this video is going through the prison system LOL. My brother is in there by the way HA.
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures
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It looks like the comments are more about people fed up with life and not about the subject of this video at all.
Great! Is $2,000. clean? Or gross. I am a senior and I start raison ducks. I was wondering if I could make some money to help out etc.. Thank you for the information
You could make a deal with the school districts for field trips a couple of times a year. You could make some cash or tax write offs. Its good for something. Good going guy .
Roderick Brown Thank Trump for eliminating many write offs. Argh.
Roderick Brown that would be great for the kids to learn about farming. They are the future
@@wigglypaw he actually made alot more write offs
@mdfouru Ah okay so your part of Cult 44
@mdfouru Did you really say Donald Trump doesn't know enough about taxes? I don't care who you are we can all agree that man bleeds money. I think he knows more about it than you.
Where do you sell you hatching eggs? A livestock classified?
Wow! I need me some ducks!!! Haha
Great video, and beautiful farm. 🙏
Thanks for sharing an interesting video. As you said, the demand for them has slowed. Does demand fluctuate by season or has it gone down permanently?
You can always breed a different kind of bird or duck, this video just gives you the general idea. Check out these black chickens, 6 eggs sell for over $200.
www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
@@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures Unfortunately with FEEbay and Paypal, you can post in listing all you want about not responsible for hatch results etc, but any asshole can file a claim and win. It seems Paypal is completely stupid when it comes to claims and just flips a freaking coin. I have been screwed 3 times by jackasses through paypal. One was an Ebay listing for a PARTS ONLY electronic device, 20 times my listing said UNTESTED, PARTS ONLY.... guy files claim through paypal and THEY GAVE HIM THE CLAIM!
Selling hatching eggs online sounds fun, but fk the risks with paypal jerks.
$36/dozen vs $72 for ducklings on a good day.
If you have a shallow pond you might check there too. My ducks used to lay eggs in the pond as well and we would shuffle bare foot and collect eggs, you could actually see them.
For those thinking about getting any fowl' rabbits etc. Check with local produce managers at grocery stores. Chickens, ducks, pheasants, geese, turkeys etc love produce and it's good for them. Rabbits for meat sale. Mice for feeder mice sale. They all like produce. You'll learn what they don't like, they won't eat it. Take it and throw in compost, if you're too picky you might lose a supplier. I've done all the above with my children while they were growing up. It's family fun and rewarding too.
Pigs eat what ever else.. haha
Keith Martin our local grocery stores do not allow people to take home bad produce, nor do they allow dumpster diving
I talked with produce manager whom I knew. Now I live 2 miles past where the gravel road ends. Maybe things are different in the big chain groceries. But they got produce on Thursday. And Thursday night there would be 3-5 boxes of assorted produce for me on the dock.
Big space... I remember my mallard ducks... But now I'm happy with free range with Muscovy ducks
I want to get into selling eggs. How long did it take you to get your blood tests back so you can legally ship them?
Chris, Do your customers contact you and give you feedback on how many hatched? How many days before these duck eggs are no longer good?...7 days? I guess that works in some states but not coast to coast shipping.....a little too risky, and especially not to Alaska....mail can take forever to get there.
Not really sure about your math on chicken eggs...I haven't seen $1 a dozen since the late 1980's! Locally, every store around gets $2.99 or higher per dozen, organics go close to $4 a dozen. As a kid, my family had 100-150 (depending on year-round fluctuations) of Rhode Island Reds (brown eggs), and assuming 60% laying (best time of year) to 10% laying (worst of winter or when summer heat was over 95-degrees), we got close to 40% daily egg layers...so at 125 hens laying 40%, you're looking at 50-eggs a day (4-dozen), rain or shine, yearly. We got 350-eggs a week, almost 30-dozen, and sold them for $1 a dozen back then. That was $1500 a year from eggs...not bad. Nowdays, you can EASILY get $2 a dozen, maybe more...so $3,000 a year or better for 125 chickens...that's not bad. Your high dollar numbers on ducks goes WAY DOWN, FAST, if you get a lot of people brooding ducks...the demand isn't there if the market is saturated...you'll be getting chicken-egg-prices quickly, if that happens.
Try this one, it's a black chicken, six eggs for nearly $200. Doesn't have to be just that one kind of duck. This just gives you the idea, hatching eggs can bring in way more money with less work.
www.ebay.com/itm/6-Ayam-Cemani-Pure-Breed-Hatching-Eggs-Totally-Black-Rare-Exotic-Beautiful-Bird/223196239220?hash=item33f7885574:g:NcAAAOSwny1akKlA
.49/dozen at Aldis.
@@myacrylicjourney624 I don't want to eat .50 a dz eggs.
hey Chris are you still selling eggs? I just bought my first smallish farm in Georgia and id like to buy some of your eggs if you are.
Thx, John
I wonder if you'd be better off buying the boxes and shipping the eggs by box weight and size. I do Ebay and using your own box is almost always cheaper. Large Flat rate boxes shipping is expensive.
I'm curious about how much time you have invested in each egg. From the moment you start looking for them until the time you actually mail them plus your posting and printing time on Ebay I don't think you net anything. But, sadly, that's what ranching and farming does!
Yea, some people say that if you paid a farmer $100K a year in wages they would go in the hole every year LOL. Most farmers don't look at their time as money, it's the love of farming and animals that drives most farmers.