d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[speckledhen]

Yep, health of the flock, age of the eggs, how they are packaged, time in transit and how the postal service treats them. I get my eggs on the third day from the day they are shipped, no matter where they come from.

Many years ago when I was shipping eggs, sometimes, it would take 3 days to get somewhere IN STATE but only 2 days to get to California. There's no rhyme or reason to it so it's not the distance shipped but what happens to it. And of course, they must be fresh, fertile and have decent shell quality or all is for nothing.

 

[chickee]

Many years ago when I was shipping eggs, sometimes, it would take 3 days to get somewhere IN STATE but only 2 days to get to California. There's no rhyme or reason to it so it's not the distance shipped but what happens to it. And of course, they must be fresh, fertile and have decent shell quality or all is for nothing.

Wow, I never have gotten eggs in two days! Of course the postal system has really changed! I have had some of the worst hatches from a couple of states that are close to me and some of the best hatches from Georgia. I purchased EE eggs from "Bargain" in Georgia and had a 100% hatch and Ameraucana eggs from "Pips&Peeps" in Washington State with only one hatching. Go figure.

 

[FairLeaBantams]

I got eggs from Aubrey shipped to me in Wisconsin and it wasn't a problem, unfortunately my incubator WAS an issue But I did get this guy, and he is great! I thought you might appreciate seeing him enjoying the snow.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Thanks everyone. Yes the west coast for.me.is almost always 2 days... The south east is 3+... Difference.... Airplanes.... Local is all truck. Chicks do fine. I will only ship them express mail and with heat packs reguardless of time of year. Virtually never loose any. Even to Alaska.
Be happy to get any of you that want them some out this spring.
Best way is by email to my website. I can attach the full price list and shipping info in the reply.
Its under
[email protected]

Just shoot me a message there and i can get the info to you and get you on the spring list. I do pack the heck out of them too just to be extra safe.

Thanks again for all the comments!!

 

[Chickgirl3]

Okay, that sounds good. I guess I've just had bad luck with getting chicks shipped.

But it sounds like BBB does a good job.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

Yep, ive been on the receiving end of bad egg and chick shipping so i try my best to do all i can to avoid that fir my customers. The PO still can do their thing, but they really got to screw up to hurt them. Its all in how much effort is put into packing

 

[speckledhen]

Yep, ive been on the receiving end of bad egg and chick shipping so i try my best to do all i can to avoid that fir my customers. The PO still can do their thing, but they really got to screw up to hurt them. Its all in how much effort is put into packing

Aubrey is a good packer, no worries about that. I was a great packer years ago and prided myself on never having a broken egg (once, an egg had a hairline crack when it was on a corner of a roughly handled box) in three or four years of shipping eggs almost non-stop and Aubrey knows how to pack 'em right.


My little brats all quit laying, all at once, four or five days ago. I had folks lined up and SCREECHING halt. Feast of famine this time of year.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Chickgirl3, mine made it just fine from Aubrey. I had great development but I had eggs from 3 different breeds and the partridge rock bantams were really porous, the d'anvers had great shells, the one to hatch were the phoenix. The phoenix shells were right in the middle and hatched just fine. If I hatch again I won't mix shell density, to hard to guess on humidity.

I've been told OR and WA are tough states for shipping eggs but I have no hesitations ordering from Aubrey. Doesn't hurt that the birds are stunning either.

 

[Chickgirl3]

Chickgirl3, mine made it just fine from Aubrey. I had great development but I had eggs from 3 different breeds and the partridge rock bantams were really porous, the d'anvers had great shells, the one to hatch were the phoenix. The phoenix shells were right in the middle and hatched just fine. If I hatch again I won't mix shell density, to hard to guess on humidity.

I've been told OR and WA are tough states for shipping eggs but I have no hesitations ordering from Aubrey. Doesn't hurt that the birds are stunning either.

Okay, thanks. I've only ever ordered chicks from McMurray Hatchery, and we typically loose a lot of chicks. It sounds like you do a great job Aubrey, and I really hope I end up able to order some chicks from you this spring.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

thanks yall

yes hatcheries only ship Priority mail and with no heat packs. They just cant take those long trips with now heat added. And they only care about volume so they aren't going to do anything special by request, ( Ive tried lol)
that's why I only ship Express and with heat packs on the chicks