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    Unable to See Through One Egg's Shell At All

    I know this thread is older; however, I figured for future reference, in the event someone stumbles upon it like I did, I have an EE, and her eggs are very difficult to see through. I learned this trick with a toilet paper roll (cardboard tube): placing it to fit around the flashlight and then...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I apologize; I’m extremely late to the party. Things have been quite hectic here, but nonetheless, yayyy!!! I am so happy to hear the great news! I hope everything is still going well! And thank you for checking back in; I appreciate it.
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    Overall confused, broody hen, day 25, killing chicks?

    Unless other chickens were able to access her and her nest, then yes, it’s 100% safe to say she did, but based off the way she was acting, it seems like she could possibly be the culprit. It’s not uncommon, especially for first-time broody hens, to kill a chick that hatches or is mid-hatching...
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    Shipping fees

    I wouldn’t be doing my cc at all unless they were accepting paypal due to fraud protection you have with that and being reimbursed isn’t a song and a dance. For future reference, though (if you decide to even attempt it again after this monstrosity), the majority of scammers won’t even know...
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    Shipping fees

    No! I wouldn’t entertain any of that at all! Several years ago, when deciding which breeders to use in my area, distinguishing scammers from legitimate ones was such a nightmare. I swear to you, I got to the point that if they were shady in any way and got my spidey senses tingling, I'd ask them...
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    Help w. Decision!

    Ok, thank you, and of course, I welcome and want all the cents. 🤣. Whatever type of helpful information I can get, I have just read so many horror stories throughout the years, and I would prefer to avoid that!
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    Good idea! I'm sure they’ll be perfectly fine; the weather isn’t too awful either, and people have been purchasing from them for quite some time. McMurray marks their boxes, right? As live animals? I loved this setup that this one lady had for shipping chicks that I purchased some silkies from...
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    I made a HORRIBLE mistake ordering from a hatchery! (Graphic Photos)

    That’s awful. I’m sorry you had to go through that. I can only imagine how traumatic it must have been to open a box containing that type of carnage, especially since it happened several times. Unbelievably, I believe many hatcheries do not offer express shipping due to the associated costs...
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    Help w. Decision!

    Have you ever heard of the place mentioned in the post? Thanks for the other option! I'll check out the hatchery you used. I prefer to use places where I have people personally telling me they used them and didn't have a problem over random reviews; it makes me feel a little bit more comfortable.
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I appreciate it; thank you, and good luck! Maybe it wouldn’t hurt if you popped into your local PO a day or so ahead of time and let them know you’re expecting them and asked them to please contact you immediately upon receiving them.
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    Help w. Decision!

    I am hoping I chose the correct category to post this under, but at any rate, I am currently in the process of looking around at different hatcheries and trying to make, hopefully, the best decision as to which to go with for shipping baby chicks. Unfortunately, I cannot find the specific breeds...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    It differs depending on the location of the shipping center/warehouse that the items would be routed to for delivery. Not all FedEx locations will ship live animals. I worked at the FedEx Express shipping center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and they definitely did not choose to deal with the...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I guess not every FedEx location will accept live animals, so it apparently does differ depending on which FedEx shipping center it’s arriving at? I worked as a CSA at the FedEx Express shipping center in Pittsfield, and I can confirm that we did not ship live animals, as one of my job duties...
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I was thinking this (OP) seems more of the post office’s negligence than the hatcheries’.
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    Murray McMurray problems anyone else?

    I definitely agree with your statement: it is not wise to order birds early in the season in the Northeast. It's a gamble in the summer too, like late August or July; however, I did one year order some paint silkies in like early July, and I was so paranoid about it, but I chose to see what...
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