Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

[HallFamilyFarm]

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When I was still driving a big rig coast to coast I would get aggravated at the US Mail trucks. They drive extremely slow. However, they do drive 24/7. Most are day cabs. The driver takes the trailer to about 4 or 5 hours down the road, switches trailers and returns to his home warehouse. The trailer them is pulled by another driver to the next switch. It is possible a package may never leave the trailer from one coast to another.

I ship the eggs folks buy. If they buy the eggs on Wednesday and ask for the shipping on Monday, I will delay shipping, but still ship their eggs. If the eggs are ready to ship, I make that clear in the listing.

 

[DMRippy]

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When I was still driving a big rig coast to coast I would get aggravated at the US Mail trucks. They drive extremely slow. However, they do drive 24/7. Most are day cabs. The driver takes the trailer to about 4 or 5 hours down the road, switches trailers and returns to his home warehouse. The trailer them is pulled by another driver to the next switch. It is possible a package may never leave the trailer from one coast to another.

I ship the eggs folks buy. If they buy the eggs on Wednesday and ask for the shipping on Monday, I will delay shipping, but still ship their eggs. If the eggs are ready to ship, I make that clear in the listing.
That is what I do to. If they want the delay they take the risk. I am not losing egg sales to give them different eggs than they buy. BUT I also don't usually offer any other shipping just Monday and Tuesday. I don't like going to the Main Post office more than once a week.

 

[chicknadventure]

before ordering, I noticed that many sellers make mention that they only ship on mondays or tuesdays. I had no idea that others would ship at other times, since that did make the most sense to me too.

Live and learn.

 

[Cadeau]

Hi all

I need help culling down to breeding roo quality boys - can you please give me some help?
I have 3 black, 1 splash from this age group (almost 3mths)

I also have 1 splash and 1 blue that are 2 weeks younger.

roo #1 (no band)
this guy has crooked middle toes








Roo #2 (orange band)

 

[pips&peeps]

They are too young to tell at this point. They still haven't got their final plumage. The wheaten variety is one of the hardest to cull at a young age.

You need to wait to see how much pigment the end up with in their legs and if their beards change too.

You can cull for obvious defects at this point, but generally you have to wait until they are around 20+ weeks of age.

 

[Cadeau]

Roo #3 (pink band)





Roo #4 (splash)




My favorite young guy roo #5 (splash)
This guy is younger and soooo friendly!

 

[Cadeau]

Bummer - thanks!

Their legs are greyish blue
All have beards

So - I can cull the black roo with the crooked middle toes...no one else??

 

[pips&peeps]

Yes, get rid of the boy with crooked toes.

Check #3 to see if he has a feather stub on his right leg. (could be mud or poo)

 

[Cadeau]

No feather stub!! yay!

The feathers can stay on my marans and cochins!!

 

[jerryse]

before ordering, I noticed that many sellers make mention that they only ship on mondays or tuesdays. I had no idea that others would ship at other times, since that did make the most sense to me too.

Live and learn.

My wife is retired postal so I knew a little about how the mail moved on weekends and holidays.I try to ship with a two day window on close states and 3 days on places like Ca.,Fl.,Wa.,and Ri. This allows me to sell more of my eggs per week.I sent eggs on saturday to Ca.over the holiday weekend and they arrived tuesday.3 days like any other time I shipped.I send eggs that are 3 days or less old.So even if it takes 4 days the oldest eggs are 7 days still hatchable.If the post office takes 5-14 days as they have on occasion it makes no difference when they were shipped.Results are poor on the longer shipping times.I candled shipped eggs this year.Out of 32 recieved I tossed 16 with no developement at 7 days.Many had air cells that moved.A sign of a rough trip.Hatched 10 and some of these were from eggs with loose air cells.Iwas satisified.I have had 0 develope on some recieved and also some sent.It is usually the trip.I never bid on 6 eggs.Too few to expect much.If the seller says they have 2-3 hens and offers 12 eggs I do not bid.Many of these will be too old when set. We all live and learn.