A hard lesson? I ordered both lavender orps and Ameraucana from Ebay. I know better now, but I hadn't a clue when I ordered them. The orps came great! Well packed and quick. The ameraucana, not so much. One egg was white! The last batch came 7/8 air sack detached. Once the claim goes through, I will spend that money elsewhere. BTW, do you know anyone in AZ that ships Ameraucana eggs?
Hatching shipped egg's can be a gamble for sure. I don't know of anyone here in AZ. doing the true Ameraucana's, just the Easter Egger's that they are trying to call Ameraucana's.