Thanks. Nothing fancy, just some Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, and Easter Eggers. In 2 weeks I will be starting a batch of true Ameraucanas. So, I will be doing the shipped egg thing again :)
Here are some in their temporary brooder. They stay in this small brooder for 1 week. It makes it easier to monitor them and any issues that they have. Then they move onto the big brooder.
*Update* A quick review, we started with 24 eggs. After a day 7 candling 5 were removed for bloodrings and 3 removed for being clear. At day 14 candling all of the remain 16 eggs had growth and movement. 16 Eggs went into the incubator on lockdown on day 18.
After 36 hours of hatching, 14 of...
*Update* I figure I would do another update now before I forget ;) . Out of 24 eggs 3 were removed for being clear and 5 more for Blood rings. So, only 16 eggs are left in the incubator.
*Update* I got the 2nd batch of 24 eggs in 6 days. Better than the previous batch by far, still not good though. They are all in the incubator right now. After they hatch, I will give another update on the final overall % of these shipped eggs. The 1st batch were all failures at 7 day...
Interesting.... I got my ORIGINAL order of 24 eggs today. 15 days after it shipped. I now have another problem. The seller shipped another 24 eggs yesterday because of the delay. So, now I have way too many eggs for the given incubator space. I am putting priority on the "newer" eggs but I still...
Thanks for the words of encouragement. It appears a black hole opened up between Ohio and Utah an swallowed the package of eggs. No one knows where it is. I talked to the seller and they are going to ship another batch of eggs out on Dec. 8th. So far, I have been really impressed with how the...
I have contacted the seller and made them aware of the situation. We'll see have happens. I thought for sure they would be delivered today, Monday...... But the USPS just delivered the mail and their was no eggs. Tracking number still says it is in transit from the last known departure that...
So, far not so well. They were supposed to arrive today. It has been 3 business days even excluding Thanksgiving and I my tracking number says it has only moved 63 miles in 4 days!!! They just barely left Cleveland, Ohio. I doubt they are going to make it to Utah by tomorrow, Saturday. This is...
I ordered 24 hatching eggs and they just shipped today. They are being shipped from Ohio and I am in Utah. I imagine I will be getting them Friday, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Like others have said it is a gamble with numerous independent and unknown variables. However, that is part of...