'Designer' Egg Chain

[shelleyd2008]

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MINE!!!!!

ha ha Didn't firgure that would take long...LOL I've got 4 that I got yesterday and sat so I'm hopin to get the others tomorrow and try to ship wed...

Got my eggs today, 2 of them were smashed. Let's keep our

that the rest are okay!!

I did candle them, and none of the others looked cracked, but there was one for sure that has a free-floating air cell.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Well guys, it has been 4 days since I posted my offer, so now what do we do?

ETA: I guess I could offer some eggs from my dad's birds, I'll just have to sneak them away!

Roos: RIR, white rock
HEns: RIR, light brahma, SLW (mostly RIR)

Not sure, but I think these would either be pure RIR or sexlinks. There are 3 RIR roos and 3 rock roos with about 30 RIR hens, 2 SLW hens, and one brahma hen. Any takers?

 

[pamperedpoultry]

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ha ha Didn't firgure that would take long...LOL I've got 4 that I got yesterday and sat so I'm hopin to get the others tomorrow and try to ship wed...

Got my eggs today, 2 of them were smashed. Let's keep our

that the rest are okay!!

I did candle them, and none of the others looked cracked, but there was one for sure that has a free-floating air cell.

UGH!! that disapoints me bad! That was my first batch of eggs that I've ever shipped out. I packaged them exactly the way mine that was shipped to me. I hate that so bad. They must of been rough on them. how many does that leave you I forgot how many all together I sent???

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Got my eggs today, 2 of them were smashed. Let's keep our

that the rest are okay!!

I did candle them, and none of the others looked cracked, but there was one for sure that has a free-floating air cell.

UGH!! that disapoints me bad! That was my first batch of eggs that I've ever shipped out. I packaged them exactly the way mine that was shipped to me. I hate that so bad. They must of been rough on them. how many does that leave you I forgot how many all together I sent???

That leaves me with 8 that weren't broken. I only have 1 that doesn't have 'yj' on it, so I am assuming the others were the broken ones

But it was the same problem that the last ones I got had, too many eggs in the box. It is better to leave some room surrounding the eggs, so if the box gets 'hit' from the side or top or whatever, there is something there that can give. The way you (and the other person I got eggs from on this swap) had them packed, the only thing that could give was eggs. But that's okay, I still got some out of it. Both of them were on the same side of the box.

 

[pamperedpoultry]

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UGH!! that disapoints me bad! That was my first batch of eggs that I've ever shipped out. I packaged them exactly the way mine that was shipped to me. I hate that so bad. They must of been rough on them. how many does that leave you I forgot how many all together I sent???

That leaves me with 8 that weren't broken. I only have 1 that doesn't have 'yj' on it, so I am assuming the others were the broken ones

But it was the same problem that the last ones I got had, too many eggs in the box. It is better to leave some room surrounding the eggs, so if the box gets 'hit' from the side or top or whatever, there is something there that can give. The way you (and the other person I got eggs from on this swap) had them packed, the only thing that could give was eggs. But that's okay, I still got some out of it. Both of them were on the same side of the box.

Ok again I'm sorry expecially now that I know it was my mistake. Thanks for the tip. I may of over did it too with the air pack on top it made it kinda a tight fit.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Not your fault, it takes a lot of trial and error to get it right. It was a hit on the side of the box, in my opinion, and if there were a bit more space in there, they probably would have been fine. But the others were fine, so don't worry about it! The way my incubation experiences have been this winter, I'll probably end up killing them anyway

But swapping is fun, and it really helps if you get some to hatch!

ETA: We need to start shipping in wooden boxes, then we wouldn't have to worry about the box getting hit!

 

[sweetshoplady]

Shelly, I'll take your eggs.

My offer:

Yard Flock:
Roos: Light Brahma
2 BCMs


Hens: 2 black sexlink
2 mixed girls (the mama hen is not laying)
3 Delaware's
3 EEs
1 RIR

Ameracauna pair, she is laying
speckled sussex mix with RIR
Delaware roo with RIR

 

[fowltemptress]

I want to say mine, but I have to gather my incubator first. Sweetshoplady, if you can delay gathering and shipping the eggs for a couple of weeks, I'd like them.

I only have bantams to offer, sorry if that stalls the thread.

Roo: BTB Japanese

Hens: BTW Japanese
Buff and Black Cochins
Blue Naked Neck
Silkie
Japanesexcochin
Buff Polish

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Wow! that is some mix! I would just love to see what a btb/cochin mix looks like!

Got any pics??

 

[serendipity22]

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OK, I want to play! I'll take these and offer:

Roos:
Welsummer
2 Splash Cuckoo Marans

Hens:
Blue Cuckoo Marans
Splash Cuckoo Marans
Welsummers
Cuckoo Marans/Welsummer
Cuckoo Marans/Welsummer/Delaware

I received my eggs today with not one cracked or broken! They look great. Thanks so much! I'll let you know how they hatch.