I candled the eggs again, and out of the 9 Orpington eggs, I saw movement in one.Of course I can't see anything in the Marans eggs because of the shells. Hopefully they will start hatching todayDoes anyone have any hatching eggs they would like to sell ? I don't think I'll be doing shipped eggs again.
Don't give up on shipped eggs, just yet. If you have a rooster you should participate in some of the "free" swaps - send 6 of your own eggs, get 6 back, only pay for shipping. Experiment with different things to do - I've found that if I let the eggs sit in a cool and damp place (ie the basement) for at least 24 hours (and rotate them slightly on their axis twice daily) I have a good hatch out of them. I threw them in the incubator once without resting and had a completely dismal hatch. Won't do that again!
The swaps are a lot of fun, too.