Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[NotAFarm]

One of the reasons I am not claiming eggs is the abysmal egg to hatched chick ratio from shipped eggs. I have had many swaps that have not produced a single chick. My eggs do well so I have to think that something happens while they are in transit. I believe it was the Arkansas group that had an incubating seminar with Dr. Bramwell and I remember reading that temperature fluctuations are very stressful to eggs. This spring, at least for us, has been crazy with up and down temps. Since the downsizing of the USPS, I think packages are sitting on docks or trucks waiting for processing and are subjected to wider temperature swings. Also, longer periods of time are being taken to get from point A to point B so more chances for those swings to happen. And, the automated processing doesn't handle eggs the way they need to be handled.

 

[flocksalot]

Morning! Blah! It's raining, it's early, I need an intervienous coffee!

 

[John farmer]

One of the reasons I am not claiming eggs is the abysmal egg to hatched chick ratio from shipped eggs. I have had many swaps that have not produced a single chick. My eggs do well so I have to think that something happens while they are in transit. I believe it was the Arkansas group that had an incubating seminar with Dr. Bramwell and I remember reading that temperature fluctuations are very stressful to eggs. This spring, at least for us, has been crazy with up and down temps. Since the downsizing of the USPS, I think packages are sitting on docks or trucks waiting for processing and are subjected to wider temperature swings. Also, longer periods of time are being taken to get from point A to point B so more chances for those swings to happen. And, the automated processing doesn't handle eggs the way they need to be handled.

I agree that is a problem i see happening too , egg's are taking longer than they use to to get to my place.
I knew when I put fertility i was going to get some response I should have used it different because of the temp swings the cock birds were slower to start this year
, but I am having the same issues as the others full development but no hatch.

 

[madamwlf]

I agree that is a problem i see happening too , egg's are taking longer than they use to to get to my place.
I knew when I put fertility i was going to get some response I should have used it different because of the temp swings the cock birds were slower to start this year
, but I am having the same issues as the others full development but no hatch.

Oh fertility can be an issue too. Especially when you have very fluffy birds and have to trim, trim, trim.

 

[wingstone]

Morning! Blah! It's raining, it's early, I need an intervienous coffee!

are you having one of these !

 

[John farmer]

Oh fertility can be an issue too. Especially when you have very fluffy birds and have to trim, trim, trim.

you would not want to see my poor Cochins right now from the breeding pens there buts look like the army got a hold of them , buzz cut LOL

 

[cjwaldon]

I've seen lots of posts on this same problem. It's confusing that this is affecting people from all over the country, using different incubators, different incubation techniques, different breeds, and both shipped and non shipped eggs.

 

[cluckitall]

you would not want to see my poor Cochins right now from the breeding pens there buts look like the army got a hold of them , buzz cut LOL

Hee! I need to clip mine back more, too -- last week was my first time ever trimming cochin butts, and I think I was too cautious. Or at least the last round of eggs I set, the fertility still looks to be abysmal.

 

[cluckitall]

I've seen lots of posts on this same problem. It's confusing that this is affecting people from all over the country, using different incubators, different incubation techniques, different breeds, and both shipped and non shipped eggs.

Maybe its like the dolphins throwing themselves on the beach...

 

[cjwaldon]

Maybe one of those quirks of nature we may never understand . . .

Why do dolphins beach themselves anyways?