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I have no luck with shipped eggs!

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by cqranch, Dec 9, 2008.

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  1. Dec 9, 2008 #1
    cqranch

    cqranch Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have absolutely no luck with shipped eggs. Last hatch, I had two sets of shipped eggs... 2 of 24 hatched from one person.. 1 of 8 from another. Have more in bator right now.. day 10 and candled... 4 of 18 were developing from one person.. 2 of 12 from the other. The rest were either clear, scrambled or blood ring. My own eggs that are in there have 22 of 24 developing. I guess that's just how it goes.. they were packaged great... I let them set for about 8-10 hours before putting them in bator. Just frustrating!
     
  3. Dec 9, 2008 #2
    BeardedChick

    BeardedChick Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Where are you located?

    ETA: I'm trying to learn more about altitude issues with hatching eggs. Just curious about your altitude more than location.
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2008 #3
    cqranch

    cqranch Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Right in the center of Missouri
     
  7. Dec 9, 2008 #4
    swtangel321

    swtangel321 ~Crazy Egg Lady~

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    That stinks !!! Maybe you should stick to your own eggs for a while !! Sure would save you some money !!
     
  9. Dec 9, 2008 #5
    Mrs MIA

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    Where were they shipped from? How cold is it en-route? There are so many variables with shipping, but don't give up. I incubated all summer long, and was known as the One-Chick-Wonder... I was lucky if I got one chick to hatch. Then as the temps cooled off in the lower 48, I had two really good hatches. Now the temps are iffy, but in the Spring, try again. Try incubating them in a carton to stabilize the airsac. Just don't give up. [​IMG]
     
  11. Dec 9, 2008 #6
    seminolewind

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    I wouldn't worry too much about it. I don't think you're doing any worse than most of us, LOL
     
  13. Dec 9, 2008 #7
    cqranch

    cqranch Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Oh I'm not givin up.. I'm addicted! [​IMG]

    The shipped eggs I have now came from Oklahoma and Tennessee

    I have more being shipped after Christmas from New Hampshire.

    And I'll definitely be doing more of my own.
     
  15. Dec 9, 2008 #8
    cthrash1

    cthrash1 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Hubby heard from someone local here that there haven't been good hatches this year for several farms here and surrounding ... Must just be a bad year for hatching.

    Cindy
     
  17. Dec 9, 2008 #9
    Brick243

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    I hatched 7 out of 12 shipped eggs last June. They came from Alabama to Oklahoma. These are the only shipped eggs that I have ever tried to hatch.
     
  19. Dec 9, 2008 #10
    Chicken Woman

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    You guys are making me very sad !!!!!![​IMG]

    I have 15 shipped eggs in my bator at day 4. First time to hatch eggs.[​IMG]

    I have watched them like a hawk !!!! Please don't tell me I won't get any chicks after all the expense of buying bator and eggs !!!![​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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