I recently ordered 18 eggs from a breeder that supposedly had a good reputation. When the eggs arrived..(about two weeks after ordering because of delays on their end) they were rolled in tissue paper and placed in a cardboard egg carton inside another box with loose packing materials. To say I was disappointed was an understatement. One was cracked leaking. Many were dirty. 11 were marked as to breed. Upon a second candling after a few days in the incubator several showed more showed signs of a bacterial infection. A few days later I was sure that a good portion of the order was bad, some had now cracked open and were leaking. Out of the 20 eggs I received only 7 have made it to lockdown and 4 are BCM that I've had a difficult time candling. Let's just say, I'm not holding my breath as to the hatch.
I put some of our own "barnyard mutt" eggs in with these when we loaded the incubator as a "control" to monitor the progress and make sure things were not the incubators fault if the hatch failed. They all developed nicely and made it into lockdown. I use a Brinsea octagon 24 advance ex with humidity control and auto turn carriage. Temp and humidity have been in consistant with very little variation since day 1. Of course, the box could have been used as a football for a pick up game at the PO....
This was my first purchase of eggs that cost this much. I feel a bit sick. The order of 18 eggs cost over $100 plus shipping and was to be some of breeding stock to add to my flock for next year. Should I just write it off and move on? Should I approach the seller about the problem with their packing? .....suggestions?
I also just purchased more eggs to refill the 'bator from some local dealers near me. I'm driving to pick the largest order up and visit his farm. The other dozen is coming from Mrs. Nancy at Garry Farms who has an impecable reputation for her packing. Here's to better luck this time around.
Always an adventure...
I put some of our own "barnyard mutt" eggs in with these when we loaded the incubator as a "control" to monitor the progress and make sure things were not the incubators fault if the hatch failed. They all developed nicely and made it into lockdown. I use a Brinsea octagon 24 advance ex with humidity control and auto turn carriage. Temp and humidity have been in consistant with very little variation since day 1. Of course, the box could have been used as a football for a pick up game at the PO....
This was my first purchase of eggs that cost this much. I feel a bit sick. The order of 18 eggs cost over $100 plus shipping and was to be some of breeding stock to add to my flock for next year. Should I just write it off and move on? Should I approach the seller about the problem with their packing? .....suggestions?

I also just purchased more eggs to refill the 'bator from some local dealers near me. I'm driving to pick the largest order up and visit his farm. The other dozen is coming from Mrs. Nancy at Garry Farms who has an impecable reputation for her packing. Here's to better luck this time around.

Always an adventure...
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