Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[UrbanMamaHen]

I'm hoping those with more experience can help me out, how can you tell if an egg is fertile? I set eggs from two different swaps and candled on day 8, one set has all eggs growing the other set are all candling clear. One of them had a large spot on the inside so I pulled the egg and opened it up. The spot was what looked like mold, the yolk had no veining or signs of growth. I would normally assume it was something I did but I have 20 other eggs that are all growing fine. If an egg is infertile is their any recourse? Any help or ideas are appreciated, I don't like to rock the boat but I am a pp swapper so it truly is money down the drain if I don't get even one chick out of a swap.

If you could confirm that the eggs were infertile and not damaged during shipping, I think you should let the sender know. (A fertile egg would have a bullseye on the yolk whereas an infertile egg would have just a small white dot on the yolk. Look for pics of fertile eggs on Google.) I wouldn't expect the sender to replace the eggs for free as it is costly to ship. I would give the swapper the benefit of the doubt, but I would avoid claiming eggs from this swapper in the future.
Egg fertility vary from flock to flock, and from time to time. I think it is a risk we accept when we participate on this egg swap. Sometimes you get a great set of eggs, sometimes you don't.

 

[KYTinpusher]

I apologize everyone, but I think my spreadsheet is playing games with me and changing formats for some reason.

I know John farmer and Winkler Farms were unrestricted and I don't know how they got changed. Please don't pay any attention to the new swapper restricted status until I have time to go in a change everything. So sorry for the confusion.

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

I apologize everyone, but I think my spreadsheet is playing games with me and changing formats for some reason. I know John farmer and Winkler Farms were unrestricted and I don't know how they got changed. Please don't pay any attention to the new swapper restricted status until I have time to go in a change everything. So sorry for the confusion.

Pulled up an old version of the spreadsheet instead of the most recent?

 

[coffeekittie]

TDhenson, I received the mixed Campbell eggs today - thanks for the extras! I like the way you packed them. Good thing you did the way you did, as the PO apparently STEPPED on one end of the box. The extras made up for the broken eggs though, and the sawdust soaked up the goo so the rest of the eggs were dry. Very cool.

They are resting right now.

Crazypetlady, I got what seemed to be a thousand eggs from you - wow! The double-boxed packing plus the special foam kept all of the eggs safe. Should I send the foam packing forms back to you? These are the Muscovy/Pekin duck eggs, right?

It's a ducky day for me!

 

[Overoberyl]

TDhenson, I received the mixed Campbell eggs today - thanks for the extras! I like the way you packed them. Good thing you did the way you did, as the PO apparently STEPPED on one end of the box. The extras made up for the broken eggs though, and the sawdust soaked up the goo so the rest of the eggs were dry. Very cool.

They are resting right now.

Crazypetlady, I got what seemed to be a thousand eggs from you - wow! The double-boxed packing plus the special foam kept all of the eggs safe. Should I send the foam packing forms back to you? These are the Muscovy/Pekin duck eggs, right?

It's a ducky day for me!

Where do you get the foam form? I've been thinking of trying this method whenever I end up sending eggs and am curious about where to get the material, what's the easiest way to do the cutouts, etc. I've seen a couple people here and there who use this method but have never received eggs like that. Sounds like it really works!

 

[coffeekittie]

Overoberyl, the foam seems to be awesome stuff, and I've seen it for sale on Ebay. The thing that made her eggs ride through safely though is I strongly believe the double boxing. You know, eggs in the supportive foam in tight-fitting box, INSIDE a good thick layer of packing peanuts in a larger sturdy box. Only thing that could hurt those eggs would be someone shaking them on purpose, or I suppose air pressure changes from plane trip.

 

[KYTinpusher]

Current status as of 10:30 AM, Sat. Oct. 13

Those in red are done swapping until 12:01 EST tonight. Those in yellow are getting close to a limit.

I have removed the unrestricted/restricted formatting until I can go through and verify it.

*current offer

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[Herducks]

Well BYC hates me! LOL!! Well technology hates me, but then it always has!! I cannot send messages, and I have to go to full page editor to post on the threads. I have a seama pipped in my incubator!! I still cannot post pics of my week old serama.

 

[DeannaOR]

If you email it to me I'll post it for you.

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

Having so much fun on this pp egg swap thread. Just claimed some guinea eggs so I could hatch them for a friend. If I don't watch myself, I'd be claiming duck and goose eggs next.

I even created my own swap page today, lol!