Aylesbury ducks, Black Indian Runner ducks and geese

We sell hatching eggs and ducklings and will rear birds to order. Contact us with any enquiries or to place an order. For prices see our price list.  Hatching eggs can be sent anywhere in the UK, ducklings and ducks are collection only from the farm.  Fresh hatching eggs can be collected from the farm or mailed in multiples of six, sent first class using polystyrene egg posting boxes.  We do test samples regularly for fertility, so regret that we are unable to make refunds or replace eggs that do not hatch.   We also hatch ducklings to order, for collection only. The 2010 season will kick in soon and we are now happy to take orders.

Black Indian Runner drake	Aylesbury duck	Aylesbury duck eggs

Utility Aylesbury ducklings and hatching eggs: Our Aylesbury ducks are reared for both meat and eggs; after years of duck keeping, a duck egg is now far preferred to those of the hen for their taste, not just through sheer greediness for their superior size. Our Aylesbury hatching eggs are available from February through to August, and are from a flock of very active and large, unrelated drakes and ducks. The Aylesbury is a fabulous meat breed, with a dressed weight of 6-8lbs, and they aren't slack in the egg department either, producing an egg a day throughout the laying season; the eggs are very large and creamy white. These are the Jemima Puddleducks of the waterfowl world. The birds are free range, have day long access to swimming water and produce very large eggs.

Black Indian Runner ducklings and hatching eggs: Since 2009 we have had a new breeding flock of  wonderful, comic Black Indian Runner ducks.  These are lightweight, egg laying birds, and need fresh water to dip their heads in but don't require a pond if you can't provide one.  They don't muddy the ground as most ducks, so are more suitable as a garden pet and backyard egg provider if you want a beautiful addition to the garden but can't face the prospect of dispatching birds for meat.  The eggs are a lovely pale blue, and the size of a large hens egg.

Geese: The orchard is home to the geese, which allows them to gorge freely on windfalls in the autumn and to keep the grass between the trees beautifully cropped and fertilised the rest of the year. They are fed mixed corn during the winter but in summer their diet is just grass.  We usually have domestic goose eggs for hatching available from March to the end of April.

Tips for successful hatching

Seasonality: Ducks lay seasonally and hatching eggs are normally available from March to the end of July.  If you want birds of a specific gender, they need to be reared to 8 weeks following a 4 week incubation, so do order well in advance (ie a minimum of 12 weeks) so they can be hatched and reared especially for you.

On receiving hatching eggs: When you get your eggs, store them overnight in a cool room, pointed side down, and then bring them up to room temperature before putting them under your broody or into the incubator. 

Advice: In response to lots of queries about the hatching and raising of ducklings, we have produced a factsheet.

What our customers say:
"Last year I bought some Aylesbury hatching eggs from you and they were a big success. The resulting birds were a very good size (finished at 8-9lb), much the best of all the ducks I produced last year. I would like to buy some more this year." CD, Orkney.
"My wife bought some duck eggs from you a couple of months ago. The Aylesburys are huge, I think they double in size each week. We will be back to you in the spring for some more." IG.
"Thanks again for raising such excellent (Black Indian Runner) ducklings. They arrived safe and sound and are installed in the kitchen". JK, Scotland.

Please contact us to place an order or if you have any questions. For prices, see here.