I would like to say something to everyone.

[eggdd]

i've had a seller send me the WRONG eggs! and then get huffy and puffy when called out.

i've also had a seller NOT send me the eggs.

when i say something? i'm the jerk. i'm the difficult one.

well, the lady who sent me the wrong eggs - - i paid over a hundred bucks for those eggs and only one that hatched was the actual breed i paid for. that's insane. and, of course, her response makes it criminal, in my opinion. i'm thinking about filing charges based on the money and principle.

if i went to pier 1 and got twelve bowls and only one was what i paid for, the expectation, of course, is that it be replaced. and, it be done with a friendly, apologetic tone. just because you're [maybe!] on a farm or in your urban hipster backyard doesn't mean you can scam people. that's uncool to the highest of degrees.

also, just because you supposedly signed up for some online site that has a TOS doesn't mean anything. that can be torn apart in a court. it'd never get that far though.

 

[Doctim]

I'm willing to bet it is just the handling issue. Temperature extremes certainly make it worse, but it is still a handling issue. I have better outcomes if my shipped eggs travel less than 300 miles. I guess it has something to do with less transfers.

 

[BunnyMomma]

I recently had shipped some of my beautiful cochin eggs that I sold on auction here. I have also bought eggs and have been dissapointed in the way some sellers package their eggs. That being said, I decided to make sure that I packaged my eggs in the best possible way to safely ship them to customers. I individually cushioned each egg in fiber-fil, wrapped it with toile and then secured the wrapping with a light rubber band. I believe that wrapping them with bubble wrap can prevent oxygen from getting to the egg and possibly reducing the hatch rate of shipped eggs. (This is just a theory I have.) Then I cushioned the inside of the box with bubble wrap to protect them from outside shock. The eggs can not move and are very protected when packaged this way. The lady that bought my eggs, had three to hatch. I was very happy with that! I know the PO plays rough with eggs, so I also prefer NOT to write Hatching Eggs on the outside of the box. I insure the package and add delivery confirmation. I have also shipped chicks and have had good success with shipping them.
Still it is a gamble, and it is always best to check reputations of sellers. I want customers to tell me how their hatch went, so that I can better serve them. As for buying expensive eggs through the mail, I prefer to buy local birds and see what I am buying. I have had only 3 eggs to hatch from shipped eggs from 4 different sellers. I don't believe it was the sellers fault, I am sure it is the rough handling by the PO. (I will add that one seller sent me pullet eggs as part of an order. I thought that was bad business.) I have very good hatch rates with my own eggs, in my own incubator. I wish there were better shipping alternatives than the PO. For now it is the best we have.

 

[Mahonri]

I have one seller that I have bought eggs from regularly because 1. she has beautiful birds and 2. she is so sweet.

BUT, I'm convinced that from her home to the airport the eggs are treated poorly.

I usually only hatch one or two of her eggs out of a dozen... most often they are scrambled but the packing job is always wonderful.

In contrast I've had eggs shipped from CA, MO, IL, S.C, GA, Maryland and Wisconsin and two different places in Washington that had decent hatch rates.

reading over this, I can't believe how many chicks I've hatched and sold over the past few years. I really was a hatchoholic.

Deb, it's wonderful that you remind all of us about this... it should be up at the top sticky'd and perhaps the title could be renamed so folks know what it's about right up front.

My best results in sending eggs is when I put them in the preformed foam. gets a little pricey but worth it.

I'm going to spend a little and get two roos decrowed.... I hope they survive the ordeal.

 

[KYTinpusher]

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I am certainly no expert on hatching shipped eggs, but all three shipments of shipped eggs I have gotten have been wrapped in bubblewrap. None of the eggs I received were Broken or cracked. The first, I had 4 out of 12 hatch (at least a couple did not appear to be fertile when I opened them); the second batch, I hatched 5 out of 6

(1 had a scrambled yolk); and the third batch is still in the incubator, but 13 out of 15 are still looking good on day 17

- the other two had scrambled yolks from shipping. The eggs I purchased were from GA and NC and I received all packages 2 days after they were sent. So, at least for short distances, it does not appear to me that bubblewrap is detrimental. Just my two cents.

ETA: FWIW - The first shipment was double boxed, padded with paper. The two following shipments were both single boxed with the eggs nestled in packing peanuts. All three shipments had damaged aircells, but I do wonder if the better results for the single boxed shipments is because the eggs had just enough wiggle room to help cushion some of the jarring from shipping. Just a thought.

 

[jeepguy982001]

I had some chicks shipped the other day they all arrived alive 1 was iffy but now is doing fine. The only thing that gets me is why can't the post office update shipping info. It show they arrived at one place at 8:30 and then nothing else so i call and they have no idea where they are besides a truck. Lots of calling i eventually figure it out. But what really irritates me i had to pay 35 some odd dollars for shipping to my nearest post office but they only get a truck in the morning so i get a call my chicks are at a dif post office 40 mins away so i had to go pick them up. Yet i had to pay for them to be delivered to the post office 10 mins away. Lol i'm glad they ship live animals but geez i was heated that day.

 

[Cynthia12]

Nope, can't blame the person that sold me these eggs! When I got this box, I thought for sure I was going to have mostly broken eggs.

But this is what I found inside. Nicely pkged eggs..none broken. Was there hope for these eggs after all? I knew that they had to have been damaged, but I actually had 4 hatch!
I would like to add, that I've had people offer when I didn't have a good hatch, and one person even cracked an egg to make sure it was fertile, by checking for the bulls eye. She gave me more eggs for the price of shipping. She didn't have to, and that was back in the day before I knew how the P.O. was handling the eggs. I will never ask for more eggs for a special price, or just for shipping price again.

 

[kvmommy]

I have never received bad eggs...ever! I have bought eggs from many random sellers...most on ebay. I have never recieved the exact amount except for once...everyone sent extras. They were never dirty, once I had one broken. Once none of my eggs hatched (probably my fault) and the seller sent more for free I just had to pay shipping. So I just want to give a big shout out to those awesome sellers out there that do a great job. It sucks for you guys that had crappy sellers...but I'm so thankful for my experience.

 

[GrannysRoost]

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I want my like button, carry on....

 

[BooBear]

I get excited when I get a well packed shipment of eggs!

My average hatch rate on shipped eggs is between 1 to 3 chicks no matter who I got them from. I know it is the PO handling that causes the low hatch rate. Because of this I now will only buy the cheaper hatching eggs so my losses are not so high. I have decided though that if I want the more expensive breeder birds that I will try to get chicks instead.

I will still get shipped eggs,,, why?,,,,1) I am addicted, 2) fun way to add good stock to my layer flock, and 3) cus watching the cute fuzzies that make it is just priceless.