Mail order eggs

[Chickpam]

How has this worked out for anyone? I ordered some and am hoping for the best

 

[Isadora]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
I know plenty of people have hatched eggs that were shipped to them. Best of luck!

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC. You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of, with many knowledgeable members who are willing to help you along your journey with any questions you may have. Enjoy

Good luck with your eggs!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I've only done it once. I ordered hatching eggs from a private breeder in Indiana. Shipped to NY. All 6 eggs started to develop in an incubator. Transferred to a broody hen at day 7. Five hatched. Four pullets, one cockerel.

 

[N F C]

Hello, if you'd like to ask other member's experiences with shipped eggs, I'm sure you'll get the good & the bad here: Incubating & Hatching Eggs And other members can share tips on how to ensure your best result with shipped eggs.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Shipped eggs can be a crap shoot - it's all about how they were handled in transit.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Welcome if I get a hatch rate of 25% from shipped eggs I'm happy. Sometimes it's the only option though. Order and set a lot more than you think you need to get a decent number to actually hatch. Next time I get shipped eggs I plan to order 24 and from that I hope to get about 5 live chicks.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Enjoy your time here!
@sourland , has giving an excellent answer! It really is a crap shoot. Good luck with your eggs.

 

[silverhair67]

Good luck with your eggs, I have talked to people that did that it's a roll of the dice, some had good luck some not so much, it's all in the handling