is there anyone who guarantees shipped eggs?

[hollybird]

i have ordered from a hatchery baby chicks. i haven't found anyone close enough to drive over and get chicks. some of the rare breeds aren't in my rural area. i've heard some of the big breeders will ship more eggs or refund shipping costs which is nice. i've seen the bc marans selling for more money than i can afford to gamble. i will probably try shipped eggs again later.

 

[ginasmarans]

I guarantee that the eggs I ship are exactly what I claim they are,but that's the best I can do. Like everyone else,I've had good hatches and not so good hatches from shipped eggs.Then,out of the chicks hatched,most have been roos. I hatched 8 Delaware from 16 eggs: 2 pullets,6 roos. I hatched 11 marans chicks from 26 eggs(from California,I'm in Tn): 2 pullets,9 roos. It just happens. The best deal may be to try an egg swap,if you have something to offer. Then you are just out shipping. I price my eggs reasonably,so it doesn't sting as much if the hatch does not go well.

 

[chickenfanatic]

i dont like to deal on ther much anymore but i know there is someone on ebay that sells guaranteed eggs. do a search for hatching eggs guaranteed and they should come up i dont rem what kinds or anything just that they do guarantee their eggs. hope it helps a lil bit

 

[jimnjay]

Since the hatching of eggs whether shipped or not depends much on the incubator and theskill of the person using it.

I would try to hatch out eggs from someone close by that you know are fertile and make sure you and your incubator are in sinc. Once you are sure that you have the whole process down to where you are secure that your incubator and instruments are in prime working order, you might post on the Buy, Sell and Trade forum for the type of eggs you are looking for. I have had great luck hatching eggs from the folks on BYC. I have also bought and sold on Eggbid with good and bad results.

If a person has zero hatch from my eggs, I will try to replace the eggs but the customer must pay for shipping costs.

Try to find people who are somewhat close to you to order eggs from. I have my best results from eggs shipped within 800 miles. I say that, but I just had a customer in Washington hatch out 18 chicks form 20 eggs. She is about 3,000 from me. She did have them shipped express mail and they may have been treated more gently as there is lots less packages sent express mail.

Good luck in you quest.

 

[hollybird]

i used broody hens and split up the eggs(sebrite, iowa blue, other layers) putting some under several hens for security. they can hatch there own. does packing them in a carry on and taking them on a plane with you work by chance?

 

[sandspoultry]

We shipped quite a few eggs out this year and only had one or two reports of no hatches, when we order eggs if we get 50% we think we are doing good.
There are alot of factors with shipped eggs, age of the egg, age of the birds, heat, how far they are going, etc etc etc
We ship eggs no older than 24 hours old. We don't ship in the heat of the summer, and actually the eggs that go coast to coast alot of times hatch better than to the next state.
Ask the seller before you buy. How many birds do you have? can I see a pic... if they have only a few hens then your not going to get fresh layed eggs.
Also the age of the birds is a factor... best fertility and hatchability is from the first or second laying cycle. On our chickens we rebuild the flock about every 18 months, turkeys every 2 years.
Some people may not like this next one but, if you are shipping or buying eggs in the heat of the summer. For a seller you are only out for a buck, buyer you are throwing your money away. IMO. When it's in the 90's here our hatch rate goes down and the eggs travel a couple hundred feet, we stop shipping in mid June depending on the temp and start again in Oct. after it cools down.
For the distance in shipping from what we have been able to find out from the PO. local goes by truck which to me means more bouncing and vibration (both bad for hatching eggs). If they go a distance it's by air.

Steve in NC

 

[hollybird]

thanks for the info. if i try again it will be in the next spring. they eggs i tried were from this spring when i had broody hens i got them from ny, nm, or and don't know where on the guy that stiffed me the order. mostly i'll try to find a farm in driving distance where i can get chicks.

 

[dancingbear]

Hollybird, do you know about letting the eggs settle before you put them in the bator? They can get little air bubbles from being shook up, and still be ok, but you have to let the rest, small end down, undisturbed for 24-48 hors before you start the incubation, That give time for the bubbles to be reabsorbed, and everything back where it belongs. Some eggs of course, won't develop anyway, and some are too badly damaged, but that gives them a better chance.

I know how you feel, I have a $21 Dorking chick, the lone hatcher out of 15. The seller has kindly offered to replace them for shipping only, which I thought was very kind of her, considering it wasn't her fault. The package had been pretty roughly handled, I could tell. I'm waiting until Sept. or Oct., partly because of weather, partly due to family things going on. (I may need to be available to go out of town.)

 

[luvmychicknkids]

There is no way I would even allow a seller to take responsibility for the PO's mishandling which is what that would be. I have literally heard them THROW my boxes of eggs on my porch before ringing the bell......these are clearly marked fragile and one even specifically said to keep and call me for pick up.

The last hatch I put in I got 2 chicks out of 46 eggs. It happens. I have absolutely no plans to give up on shipped eggs. There is just no source for what I want locally.

 

[Mrs MIA]

Likewise... I have one Silver Grey Dorking that's worth about $100. Another Red Dorking worth about $60. I have a blue orpington from Speckledhen that is priceless. I even have a turken from a breeder-friend in OK that I never would have found up here. I think she's the only one!
But until I have enough to raise my own, I have to rely on eggs.