Incubators Anonymous

[ki4got]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

$20 shipping (and handling) isn't uncommon for me to charge... depending how many eggs and where they're going to...

but part of that is the HANDLING part also. I double box, which adds size and weight to the package, plus the PO is 10 miles away and they won't pick up from me because they won't come up my driveway (over half mile long and usually needs 4x4 to navigate)

 

[Kiomey]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

Hopefully charging that for shipping/handling means she's paying major attention to detail in packing ^^ It's harder to pack up and ship than one would think! I considered it but phew what a lot of work and worry! I'm certainly not up for it ^^
Have fun at the swap! Sounds like you're having fun ordering ^^

 

[theresam22]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

Oh I am soooo with you! I have one batch due to hatch Saturday, One batch due a week from Friday....AND I accidentally on purpose ordered about 34+ eggs due to arrive by the end of this week! Lovely silkies, mille fleur and mottled bantam cochins and BLR wantam wyandottes! Hopefully the post office doesn't lose any this time. I should have just the right amount to fill one of the Brinseas. I will stay off the egg auctions...I will stay off the egg auctions... Well this week anyway. There'll be more room in the other Brinsea by end of next week! Ooops I might have already bid on more bantam wyandottes that would ship next week...Eeek better go see if I'm still winning....And then there IS my back up old Turn-x 'bator....

Has anyone else noticed the final sales prices on the auctions are higher this month? I see things being bid up pretty high this past week. I'm new to this but imagine it's the season?

 

[klj491]

I just candled, looks like only two of my eggs are still good, all five are still in the incubator though, just in case.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

My eggs should be hatching late Thursday, early Friday. I may have just ordered 20 more eggs... 8 mixed silkies and 12 barnyard mixes and wyandottes in a surprise box. Was going to order some olive riggers as well but she was asking $20 just for shipping which seems nuts to me. They should be shipping Wednesday. I may order some more, but I dunno yet. Off to stalk the swap.

depending on where they go. I pay up to 16.00 just to ship.
That doesn't include all the bubble wrap I buy and the 30 minute drive to the post office.
I usually just charge the cost but could see where someone would charge a little more

 

[DMRippy]

I use some really expensive bubble wrap. If I where to pay retail for it it is about $40-60 a box so that would be about $3 for an average size order of eggs. I didn't pay that for what I use, but I might have to at some point but I will give buyers the option of the expensive bubble wrap or reg. Egg don't move with my bubble wrap. It is COHESIVE and sticks to itself , great for shipped eggs.

 

[Runawaylobster]

depending on where they go. I pay up to 16.00 just to ship.
That doesn't include all the bubble wrap I buy and the 30 minute drive to the post office.
I usually just charge the cost but could see where someone would charge a little more

Ditto... i just shipped a box of eggs to washington state and the shipping alone was over $20.00 I don't have a problem
with someone charging for their effort as well as cost because there is time, materials and plenty of experience not to mention
the risk involved with packing and shipping eggs. The only way to mitigate that a little is to ship batches on a schedule.

 

[Runawaylobster]

I use some really expensive bubble wrap. If I where to pay retail for it it is about $40-60 a box so that would be about $3 for an average size order of eggs. I didn't pay that for what I use, but I might have to at some point but I will give buyers the option of the expensive bubble wrap or reg. Egg don't move with my bubble wrap. It is COHESIVE and sticks to itself , great for shipped eggs.

Donna I like your bubble wrap, it takes extra care unwrapping but i love the way they stick together in a block in there..

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: EGGS.... pm me what you want if anything for some more eggs.... if CASH we might have to wait till I sell some birds. I think I got 10 but about 50/50 mix on colors too.

 

[Runawaylobster]

Ok this is getting out of hand!!! this weekend I had phone calls coming out of my ears with people wanting to buy roosters (weird yes!!!) and even when i told them that i didn't have any more they still wanted to come anyway. I have three 1 month old black tailed buff roos that are sports left and that's IT... I don't know how many times i have had awesome roosters that i have kept for months because nobody wanted them... i think it's very odd that everyone is asking for them right now?????

i'm not complaining at all it's quite exciting actually. so i have decided not to be afraid to HATCH MORE AND MORE AND MORE!!!

just set 52 from last week in the incubator. then i raided the refrigerator and set 12 more... then Oh no.... i couldn't resist putting todays eggs in the turner ready to set next week!!!! at this rate i will have to get a separate hatcher, i don't think the sportsman can hatch the 96 eggs per shelf that i could set (assuming i use 1 shelf per week and have weekly hatches)... the hatching tray just doesn't seem big enough...