Purchase Hatching Eggs

Our minimum charge for the eggs is $50. They are sent by USPS mail and should be to you within 2-4 days once they have shipped. All eggs sent were laid the day of shipping or the day before. To ensure the best hatch rates, you should set the eggs as soon as possible, no later than seven days after we shipped them. The ideal holding temperature before setting is 60 degrees. As incubation times vary due to the incubator temperature, we recommend placing the eggs in the incubator during the middle of the week if you are hatching these in a classroom. This way you are sure they will be hatching during the week and not over the weekend.

We will guarantee that at least 80% of the eggs you purchase are fertile. But there are some requirements. You must candle the eggs within 14 days of our ship date and notify us at that time if the fertility is not at least 80%. NO REFUNDS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER THAT DATE. If for example, you buy 10 eggs but receive 11 (we often send an extra), there must be at least 8 fertile eggs (.8 x 10). If there are only 7 fertile eggs, we will credit your credit card or refund you for one egg. However, we cannot guarantee that the fertile eggs will hatch. That is entirely dependent on the incubator and we have no control over the quality or care of the incubator. So if you phone us after they hatch (or don't hatch), we cannot help you.

Candling the eggs is simple. In a dark room, remove the eggs one at a time from the incubator and shine a bright light into them - usually a powerful small flashlight is best. Use your hand or a towel to wrap around the flashlight so all the light goes into the egg. A fertile egg will show blood veins and a darker orange color to it than an infertile egg. If you are not sure, get a chicken egg from your refrigerator and candle that. This will show you the appearance of an infertile egg. For pictures and more detailed information on candling, go to our Egg Candling Page.

We will include incubation instructions with each set of hatching eggs. It is important, however, to make sure your incubator is working and able to maintain a stable temperature before you order your eggs. Our advanced incubation instructions maximize hatchability, so you can look forward to a successful and rewarding duck egg hatching experience. We also have incubation instructions at Incubating And Hatching Duck Eggs.

Start your egg hatching journey with confidence. Choose Metzer Farms for all your duck hatching egg needs. Order today and experience the delight of watching your ducklings come to life!

NOTE: We are not allowed to ship duck hatching eggs to HAWAII.

NOTE: Our minimum charge for eggs is $50. You can order a quantity of eggs that total less than $50 (if you have a smaller incubator, for example), but you will still be charged $50 for the eggs. The eggs are mailed by USPS mail and should arrive within 2-4 days once they have shipped.

Customer Reviews of Purchase Hatching Eggs

I ordered 8 eggs, Metzer shipped 10. One damaged in shipping. Even after normal hatch rates I have 7 eggs about to hatch (day 21) - all 9 were fertilized and viable. All Metzer orders have been amazing.

I ordered 4 call duck eggs and recieved 7 in the mail. The shipping package was great and no eggs were damaged or cracked. Only 4 of the 7 eggs were fertile but i didnt mond since i ordered 4 in the first place. Incubation went really well until a week before the hatch date. Two of the eggs just died. Ive seen this before with other hatching projects, and while its sad that theyve come so far it isnt too unusual. Two call ducks haatched but one of the ducks died several hours later. I dont know if this is because i ordered the eggs early in the season or if call ducks are just more fragile than other ducks. Ive had ducklings die early on before, but the combination of all the early deaths made me skeptical. I know it wasnt the incubator's fault because i had other duck eggs in there at the same time and they all hatched and were healthy. I did order them in early march, so maybe that has something to do with the hatch rate. The call duck that did survive is still growing and healthy. I have more call ducks coming in the mail this week, so hopefully he will have more mini friends!

Very Beautiful Breed, I absolutely love !

This was my first time incubating anything. All 5 of my viable babies hatched perfectly and are all healthy!

About 2 months ago, I purchased Cayuga eggs from Metzer farms. I purchased 6 eggs and received 7, which was an amazing surprise. All but one was fertile. Fast forward, I have 3 solid black ducklings! Thank yall so much! Definitely will purchase more birds in the future!