**CAUTION** Do NOT purchase from Rocky Hammock Farm!

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I’m sorry you had such a negative experience with them. Online hatching eggs are usually a hit or miss, and shipped eggs don’t tend to hatch great anyways. You might be better off buying more local

 

[Rhiannon_In_Nature]

I have had great experiences getting hatching eggs from Omega Hills Farm, Alabama Silkies, and even a small, almost local, breeder, with pretty decent hatch rates. I have gotten better with my technique each time too. This last hatch was 5 out of 7 shipped eggs!

I try to get local, but living in the sticks, plus exotic taste in birds, equals shipped eggs.

 

[RootyBoots]

File a chargeback with your credit card- let them fight it out with company.
Sorry for your experience and thank you for taking the time to warning others.

 

[Rhiannon_In_Nature]

UPDATE! Five weeks later, I finally received the refund back in my account. Still no response to any of my emails. At least I am not out the money, but what a pain it has been.

 

[Phi-Phi]

I purchased hatching eggs 5 years ago from papas poultry in CA and I live in NC. I had a great hatch rate. And upon candle lighting all were fertile and growing. I think I only had 1 or 2 that did not hatch. I think shipping eggs is not an issue if done correctly.

 

[DuckYouMan]

I have noticed the larger the egg, the more chance something has to occur to it. I've had many eggs shipped to me which much pain for the larger eggs. Bantams eggs have a much better chance of making it through the mail. Of course distance is always an issue as well.

 

[black_cat]

I'm a bit confused...The first post I can see is from @FluffyBottomBantams ? Was there a post before that that got deleted?

 

[MarkJr]

I believe it was mereks infested chicks. Do not rely on my memory though

 

[black_cat]

I believe it was mereks infested chicks. Do not rely on my memory though

Ah, ok. Thanks!

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

Weird! I don’t remember too well what the thread was originally about, but that sounds about right