Colorado

[jgoldy2]

SOS_SOS_SOS!!
I, like a fool, ordered eggs off Ebay. I really wanted some naked neck birds and this seller has some pretty birds, different than the usual hatchery birds.
The eggs should get here today or tomorrow and the broody I was going to put the eggs under is up and about today. She was broody for 10 days already and a proven mum. 
Is anyone near Boulder with an incubator where I could pay them to hatch out 6 or 8 eggs. I know shipped eggs have a really low hatch rate. I was just hoping for 2 or 3.
Any other ideas?
I have never hatched so I don't know if borrowing an incubator is a great idea. 
Thoughts?
mo

Don't have any but, I have naked necks.

 

[Prairie Fleur]

I have seen several call duck ads on Colorado Springs CL this last summer and fall.  You might also check the BST ads here on BYC.

Not sure if you can bring back hatching eggs from England into the US on an airplaine, you would have to check out the Airlines regulations, but I think it would be well worth it if you could!!!  There is a guy on here that used to take eggs to the Phillipines or Indonesia in his suitcase, but don;t think they are very strict there about bringing in hatching eggs like here in the US, but who knows.

I've been stalking CL for the last while and haven't had any luck there yet. I'll check the BYC ads. Thanks for the input! If you find out about anything else don't hesitate to let me know!

 

[maggiemo]

Don't have any but, I have naked necks.

Now you tell me.

Where are you? Do you have fertile eggs?

 

[maggiemo]

Yes, not a problem. Not hatching anything up here for awhile!
I am sure you are quite smart enough, after all, you are here aren't you.....

Thanks Margie.
I hope I am smart enough. I guess I have 24 hours to read how to do this. I just picked the eggs up from the PO so I guess they have to rest overnight fat side up.
Thanks again. I'll pm percheron chick and get it.

wish me luck!

 

[COChix]

Thanks Margie.
I hope I am smart enough. I guess I have 24 hours to read how to do this. I just picked the eggs up from the PO so I guess they have to rest overnight fat side up. 
Thanks again. I'll pm percheron chick and get it.   wish me luck!

Luck

Oh gosh I feel the hatching itch coming on, I am living vicariously through Maggie and DK. Commmonnnn ladies

 

[Ashdoes]

The "hatching itch" is highly contagious....watch out folks!

 

[maggiemo]

I am not seeing any air sacks on any of the eggs that were shipped

 

[trsturself]

I am not seeing any air sacks on any of the eggs that were shipped

Check again tomorrow. It could just be that they are really fresh! The more likely scenario on shipped eggs is that you see large air sacs that are loose or saddle shaped.

 

[jgoldy2]

Don't have any but, I have naked necks.

Now you tell me.  Where are you? Do you have fertile eggs? 

Arapahoe County and not currently, in two weeks and they are mixed with Speckled Sussex

 

[suncatcher]

Double luck on the hatching of your Ebay eggs!!! I have been checking out Ebay too, but have been very good about not bidding..... so far anyways!

I have bought eggs three or four times, and had one lucky hatch, one shipment got lost though, and did not arrive for one week, so I knew those would not be hatching. I am looking hard at some showgirls on line but do I really, really need them, umm, nope, but they sure are cute! It sounds like they are really fresh eggs, so air sac will be very small, maybe the size of a dime. You might wait and candle them after dark, in a darkened room.

Yep, very contaigous this hatching thing, now who on here started it??? Several if my memory is correct.

lol