just received this question from my ebay auction??????????????

[Country Living Farm]

Hi - just wondering ...Do you ever ship eggs that are about to hatch out? (Like the bigger hatcheries) I live in NW Ark - and have just started to raise backyard chickens - We are having a great time doing so. We got ours when they just hatched, and they are about 3.5 mths now.
We have not got into the incubator process yet - But would love to have some Frizzles added to our flock - So I thought I might ask.


Am I missing something here?????????????

 

[NewToFarming]

Do you think they meant day old chicks?

 

[pdsavage]

I think they mean chicks that just hatch or you can inform them about how hatching works.

 

[scbatz33]

I thnk they are asking about day old chicks. The first sentence doesnt make sense, but if you read on about how they bought chicks "when they just hatched". I think that is what they mean.

 

[Country Living Farm]

That is what I told them. I do ship them day olds. So I am hoping that is what they meant.


I was starting to think the PO incubates for us now..... :}

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Hatching eggs are fertile eggs, not yet incubated. You cannot start incubating and then stop to ship the eggs - as the chicks will die.


Big hatcherys sell incubating eggs, but they have not yet started the incubation process.

 

[ElioraImmanuel]

I think that what that newbie is asking is if you ship 1 day old chicks. lol. They don't have a bator so they want are the hatched chicks, but I think they may believe that their chick actually hatched enroute. It really made me giggle. Maybe you should suggest they visit BYC to brush up on how it's done.

 

[WingingIt]

Quote:
x2 That's exactly how I read it (and responded), too.

 

[Laurajean]

I took it to mean they are looking for hatching eggs to hatch themselves.

 

[sourland]

I'm thinking they are a little confused as to what hatcheries can supply.