The Joys of Owning Imported Orpingtons

Christabelle said:

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I don't think they cared..

TNBEARCHICK said:

Uhm I would be upset.

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yeah.. I was too.. but at least the eggs were fertile for these.. a few batches were total duds.. no blood rings.. no growth at all and arrived in great shape... for all I know those "Jubilee" eggs were Walmart specials..
one seller didn't even have a rooster (which I didn't find out until later) but swore she hatched out the eggs just fine.. her reasoning for not having a roo was that she didn't want "rooster eggs"

.. the Coronation Sussex eggs I got from her at the same time (but in a different box) were also all clears.. she's no longer a registered member on eBay.. so I guess only she can hatch out infertile eggs!

alibra said:

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I did..a few didn't even respond.. personally I doubt they even had Jubilees... another told me that every Jubilee starts off blue... then changes to the "Jubilee color".. lol.. which I know isn't true!

but that's how eBay is.. for the most part it's buyer beware..

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alibra said:

Did you confront them? Maybe they got your order mixed up with another... Or maybe they just didn't care lol. Who was the person?

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TNBEARCHICK said:

I just don't understand, my Coronations are great layers but we had aperiod last year that fertility was low, but we check fertility on all our breeds. Then I see people selling hatching eggs but they only hatch once a year or none. Really. I mean come on folks. My first Jubilee hen has been laying for 2 months but none fertile, so no eggs or chicks yet.

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alibra said:

That's actually really funny... She didn't want "rooster eggs"

Did this person have any sex education? I remember learning about it in 4th grade. Humans and chickens have a different way of going about things, but the concept is the same, right? Chickens are not asexual lol.

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TNBEARCHICK said:

I just don't understand, my Coronations are great layers but we had aperiod last year that fertility was low, but we check fertility on all our breeds. Then I see people selling hatching eggs but they only hatch once a year or none. Really. I mean come on folks. My first Jubilee hen has been laying for 2 months but none fertile, so no eggs or chicks yet.

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