Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[cjwaldon]

I saw your bid Profti. I was about to try to get them for $1. lol! I hope you win!

 

[DMRippy]

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I don't know if it is JUST TN... but no marking like that is allowed at all... for any reason..... ESPECIALLY the Easter ones. I think they did it because people saw the cute pink chicks and then they didn't want them when the dye wore off. Not sure really way the law was put in place, just know it is the law. You can't even dye them to ID breeds or gender if you are going to sell them or give them away.

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: I don't think their intent was to dye them, but rather just mark them as pullets. I know when I ordered sexed cockerels they came with a dot of blue paint on their head. But it was pretty random, since these were all pullets, nothing to differentiate. The staff was confused.

Makes no difference what the reason is, you can't dye to mark or alter the look of any fowl sold or given away in TN.

 

[RoyalT]

Quote: I don't think their intent was to dye them, but rather just mark them as pullets. I know when I ordered sexed cockerels they came with a dot of blue paint on their head. But it was pretty random, since these were all pullets, nothing to differentiate. The staff was confused.
Oh well the Easter chicks are literally dyed by injecting dye into the egg a few days before they hatch, so it's not the same thing as this- but it's very common for hatcheries to sell those dyed chicks for Easter Apparently not in some states, though?

 

[RoyalT]

I don't know if it is JUST TN... but no marking like that is allowed at all... for any reason..... ESPECIALLY the Easter ones. I think they did it because people saw the cute pink chicks and then they didn't want them when the dye wore off. Not sure really way the law was put in place, just know it is the law. You can't even dye them to ID breeds or gender if you are going to sell them or give them away.

I can understand the preventing of impulse buys and such, but what- you're supposed to band all your chicks to sell? Sounds like a lot of work to me.

 

[mzstre]

I have chicks going out to Profti tomorrow. I've shipped juvies and older birds, but this is my first time shipping chicks. With the juvies, I secured the heat pack to the side of the box. Should I put it on the bottom for chicks so more of them have access to it at once?

I've also received differing views on express vs priority for shipping chicks. Opinions please. They will be traveling from Louisiana to Minnesota. Thanks for any responses!

 

[cjwaldon]

Thanks, I did find that one yesterday. I am looking for the ones that fold the edges in like a burrito. CJ and Papa Brooder.... and I think I got them form someone else like that .... maybe CRFarms? They fit in the boxes great with that method. I found one similar but not sure it is the same. CJ managed to get 18 eggs in on of those little USPS boxes, she double boxed them.

I copied Krafty. I'll get some pictures of how I do it.

 

[DMRippy]

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It never really occurred to me to dye chicks to ID them. I do band all my chicks and toe punch them too just in case the tags come off, even before I knew about the law.

 

[cjwaldon]

I have chicks going out to Profti tomorrow. I've shipped juvies and older birds, but this is my first time shipping chicks. With the juvies, I secured the heat pack to the side of the box. Should I put it on the bottom for chicks so more of them have access to it at once?

I've also received differing views on express vs priority for shipping chicks. Opinions please. They will be traveling from Louisiana to Minnesota. Thanks for any responses!

When the PO routinely takes 2 days to deliver express, I'm AFRAID to send them Priority.

 

[DMRippy]

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Thanks. I found bargains page but it is not really clear how she does it. I found another one where she makes a pocket and puts the egg in it. But yours sit so flat and neat in a box.