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Yvonne

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Hi,

We had our very first goose egg last week :D . At the moment getting one every other day but not sure who is laying them, whether it is one or more. Was a bit surprised as they are only 10 months old. I have someone who wants to buy some but I haven't a clue how much goose eggs sell for having never sold or bought one. Does anyone know how much eggs sell for eating?
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Yvonne
 
I have seen them at £4 each in farm shops.

I know that's a high price, however keep in mind that you don't get many at all - so they are seasonal and a delacacy and you are not a commercial establishment.

Personally, I would not sell mine for less than £2 each considering pure breed chicken hatching eggs generally sell for £1 each.

I apply the same rules for 6 (chickens) eggs I now charge £1.60 yet many people will charge far less at the gate.... you can't buy free range eggs for less than about £1.60 in the supermarkets produced at a commercial establishment.
 
I agree with TIm I wouldnt sell for any less than £2 each. I know I dont know alot yet about bird keeping, and how much things are worth but I know from egg buying in my supermarket these eggs are not cheap, neither are free range or corn fed. The only eggs that come close to being cheap is battery hen eggs and we all know why they are so cheap.

£2 per egg is a good buy i think.
 
Commercially they create their own strain, usually from Embden crosses although there isn't a huge demand for Goose eggs of course. Some of them sell these as Goslings for raising yourself (Gullivers Geese springs to mind).

Embdens lay a reasonable amount of eggs per year but exhibition Embdens will lay less - perhaps 30 eggs in a year if you are lucky. You would be better finding a commercial supplier of egg laying geese and breeding these with a good pure breed egg layer to create your own strain.
 
hi, egg size is down to age- first year geese will lay smaller eggs than second season geese.
Apart from that there is not much difference in egg size and breed.
regards, David :)
 
Thank you for your replies. Gosh didn't realise they could be that much. They aren't fertile as I shouldn't have a gander. I mean shouldn't as I was supposed to have 4 females, although one died shortly after we had her. I know that Nellie the smaller Embden is laying as we caught her one afternoon when she went missing. When she was growing up we kept laughing at her because she didn't sound the same as the other 2. it seemed she couldn't find her voice, making all sorts of funny squeaky noises.

Tilly the Toulouse, her character is she shouts and hisses a lot and she sticks her neck down and charges. She also likes Nellie.

Ellie the larger Embden is a bit in between, not as bad as Tillie but doesn't hiss. Those two always stay behind Tilly. If you feed a bit of bread, Tilly will take it but not the other two, but that may be down to Tilly.

The other worrying thing, just lately there is single deep honk but can't catch who is doing it.

Tilly has a white tip on her beak and I read somewhere on the web that Toulouse Ganders are v shaped underneath and this picture certainly showed that and a goose has more and flatter at the back. Tilly is a bit like that.

Maybe I am worrying for nothing but I nearly got a gander last year, wouldn't want three.

Yvonne
 
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