Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[caj1985]

Does this sound as fishy to you guys as it does to me? I was looking at some ebay ads (don't ask me why) and found three different ads and sellers where they were selling 12+ eggs and only had 2 roosters and 3 hens. How is that possible? Are they shipping eggs that are close to a week old when shipped?

 

[ProfTi]

Buttercup

My buttercup is always surprising. I have seen very large eggs that really make me wonder and tiny Serama sized eggs from her.

 

[BHep]

Does this sound as fishy to you guys as it does to me? I was looking at some ebay ads (don't ask me why) and found three different ads and sellers where they were selling 12+ eggs and only had 2 roosters and 3 hens. How is that possible? Are they shipping eggs that are close to a week old when shipped?

I have seen PLENTY of adds on FB pages that say the same . If I were picking up from local customer, that would be ok for me but to have week old eggs then 2-3 days rough shipping.. I don't like that idea.

 

[Herducks]

So at lunch I checked on my NJ eggs due to hatch on the 15th. One had pipped way at the bottom of the egg! Still alive, but not real active. Is there a chance for this little one to hatch? Will I need to help it? I am hoping he is still hanging on when I get home after work.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

ok, after doing a little bit of research I still don't know how I can tell the difference between a icelandic chick and a Swedish Flower chick. Any ideas- is it possible? Both are landrace- I found an article that said icelandics only lay white eggs and then another that stated they lay white to light brown eggs- (not helpful!) so..... any ideas?

I wasn't thinking this one through when I combined my SFH and Icelandic eggs in the incubator to hatch at the same time.

 

[cluckitall]

Herducks, my (limited) experience so far has been that when a chick pips low I need to help it out of the shell. If he is still hanging on when you get home, he will probably be ready to come out. Carefully break away small chips of the shell around the pip so you can see the thick white membrane underneath -- you can usually tell (or at least I can) whether the veins have "dried up" or not. If they have, proceed carefully to "zip" the shell for the chick (I try to leave the white interior membrane intact while doing this). Very often from here they can get themselves out. If their head's jammed under their wing, though, I will keep chipping away bits of shell and VERY carefully pull back the membrane -- if you see blood, STOP immediately, cover the chick with a warm, damp paper towel, and put them back for a few more hours.

If anyone more experienced has advice, though, take theirs I've been successful so far doing this (only lost one chick) but I'm hardly an expert!

 

[caj1985]

ok, after doing a little bit of research I still don't know how I can tell the difference between a icelandic chick and a Swedish Flower chick. Any ideas- is it possible? Both are landrace- I found an article that said icelandics only lay white eggs and then another that stated they lay white to light brown eggs- (not helpful!) so..... any ideas?

I wasn't thinking this one through when I combined my SFH and Icelandic eggs in the incubator to hatch at the same time.

Are the combs different? Your pictures look like single comb on the SFH. I thought Icelandic were a modified peacomb, or does that vary also? Sorry I couldn't be more help.

 

[cluckitall]

ok, after doing a little bit of research I still don't know how I can tell the difference between a icelandic chick and a Swedish Flower chick. Any ideas- is it possible? Both are landrace- I found an article that said icelandics only lay white eggs and then another that stated they lay white to light brown eggs- (not helpful!) so..... any ideas?

I wasn't thinking this one through when I combined my SFH and Icelandic eggs in the incubator to hatch at the same time.

Uhmmm... lol! I'm no help. Hopefully someone who has both will pop on and give you some tips

 

[BHep]

ok, after doing a little bit of research I still don't know how I can tell the difference between a icelandic chick and a Swedish Flower chick. Any ideas- is it possible? Both are landrace- I found an article that said icelandics only lay white eggs and then another that stated they lay white to light brown eggs- (not helpful!) so..... any ideas?

I wasn't thinking this one through when I combined my SFH and Icelandic eggs in the incubator to hatch at the same time.

Icelandic's can have straight, pea, rose whatever combs. SFH have straight. Icelandic's lay white to light cream, SFH lay cream. Some Icelandic's have feathered shanks..SFH clean. I suspect you will have to grown them out. LOL Can you post some pictures???

I have done this more times then I like to admit.

 

[flocksalot]

Oh the shipping debacle returns.

So I spent all morning trying to locate the box of eggs. Found them, but since I'm not the recipient I cannot have them forwarded even if I had an address to send them too. So I emailed off the info.

About a half an hour later the guy calls me and tells me that since I mad the error and that he did nothing wrong he wants me to have the eggs redirected or to resend eggs. I told him I would resend the eggs, but he would need to pay the shipping. He refused. Says PayPal is on his side. I responded that he would have do what he felt was best and so he hung up on me.

Then I got the following email

Ann,

As a Retailer myself, I understand how PayPal works and the shipping and billing address issue, that is why I asked and you and you agreed to mail these eggs to another address, if you would not have agreed to the different shipping address I would not have agreed to buy. I then sent you the mailing address; unfortunately you lost it and then chose to mail these eggs to the wrong address.
If by chance you are able to redirect the shipment to the agreed shipping address all will be good.



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If I receive the shipment at my home which is not the correct address I will refuse it and ask for a complete refund.

Sorry for the inconvenient this has caused, I just wanted some eggs…

This is my reply

Dave,

As I told you when I agreed to ship I needed the address with the PayPal.

You chose to send it without the PayPal payment.

When the eggs were once again ready for you, this is not the first time I have gotten eggs ready for you and had a lack of communication, I sent you a request for PayPal and shipping address. Once I received the payment I looked for the shipping address. The only one included with the payment was the one I sent the eggs to. Since the first time around when your wife was supposed to pick up the eggs on feb. 4th 2013 and I did not hear from you until the seventh of February I could only assume the address you included in your PayPal was the correct one. I spent a considerable amount of time on the phone trying to track down the package, and sent you an email with the only information I was given by the postal service. I gave you their phone number so you could contact them as the recipient and have the eggs forwarded on. Once they were sent they are no longer in my possession and out of my control. I'm sorry you did not read the whole email I sent or follow through with shipping directions available to you through PayPal. I have offered you another shipment of eggs if you pay the shipping fee. You have declined. You have also it appears refused to contact the postal service to redirect the eggs to your aunt. I feel I am unable to assist you any further.


For future reference anytime you order something you should always include any special information with your payment.
Sent from my iPad


Any further suggestions?

I'm just sick about this. I know that the shipping money isn't a lot but it is a bag of feed and we are not wealthy.