eBay?? But what else?

[KingD]

Hello. I have bought quite a few fertile eggs off of eBay in the past few years but they're not all that good.
Are there any other hatching egg sites in the UK which are good?
Thanks!

 

[JaeG]

Shipping eggs does affect the hatch rate. If they have a good trip to you then you might only lose a few eggs, but if they have a rough trip then you'll be very lucky to get anything to hatch.

I hatched shipped eggs and eggs we picked up (3 hours drive from us) at the same time in the same incubator. Out of the eggs we picked up 9 out of 10 hatched. Out of the shipped eggs only 3 out of 8 hatched (and they were all cockerels). I tried again with shipped eggs from the same person, ordering 12 (thinking I might get 4-6 to hatch) and that time they must've had a good trip as 9 ended up hatching successfully.

If you can find a private breeder it's worth the trip to pick the eggs up rather than leaving them to the mercy of the postal system.

 

[KingD]

Shipping eggs does affect the hatch rate. If they have a good trip to you then you might only lose a few eggs, but if they have a rough trip then you'll be very lucky to get anything to hatch.

I hatched shipped eggs and eggs we picked up (3 hours drive from us) at the same time in the same incubator. Out of the eggs we picked up 9 out of 10 hatched. Out of the shipped eggs only 3 out of 8 hatched (and they were all cockerels). I tried again with shipped eggs from the same person, ordering 12 (thinking I might get 4-6 to hatch) and that time they must've had a good trip as 9 ended up hatching successfully.

If you can find a private breeder it's worth the trip to pick the eggs up rather than leaving them to the mercy of the postal system.

Ok that's interesting. Thank you!

 

[Hei 20]

Ok that's interesting. Thank you!

I just realized that I posted on wrong thread. I'm so dumb

 

[Hei 20]

I just realized that I posted on wrong thread. I'm so dumb

Come on, give me a break.
I'm multitasking and my fingers are faster than my phone. LOL

 

[KingD]

Come on, give me a break.
I'm multitasking and my fingers are faster than my phone. LOL

Haha Don't worry! I know what it's like.
It's not easy having a rooster who humps TVs.

 

[Verna Y]

Ok that's interesting. Thank you!

In the states, I order from Myshire Farm, and they have to be shipped. They are experts on shipping, and I usually have 80% + hatchrate. So, It all depends on if the persons or company knows what they are doing.

 

[KingD]

Myshire farm? Hmm that rings a bell.
Cortunix corner?? Maybe.
I would order from them if I lived there.

 

[KingD]

I have about 50 quail eggs in my incubator at the moment. Got from eBay so I will see what the results are.

 

[Verna Y]

Myshire Farm has guested a few times on Coturnix Corner. But they do have livestream themselves on Youtube. Just do a search on youtube for Myshire Farm. There is someone in England that ships eggs, but I don't remember the name. He is reputable as well. Come to Sundays at 7 P.M. EST and try for the free egg give away from that person. You just have to put where you are from at the end of your question.