Mandarin Duck Eggs — Did I Get Scammed?

[VirulentVulpine]

I ordered 6 mandarin duck hatching eggs a few days ago. They arrived today, but I’m really confused. They’re dark brown eggs, and Google as well as all the videos I’ve seen of fellow farmers incubating mandarin eggs show them as being white… Did I just buy $300 chicken eggs?

Pic below shows the eggs I was sent (the brown ones) compared to eggs collected from my own ducks.

 

[sourland]

Man, I hope I'm wrong, but I think those are chicken eggs.

 

[cherrynberry]

Man, I hope I'm wrong, but I think those are chicken eggs.

Same, they look like chicken eggs to me too.

 

[6BeachChicks]

I ordered 6 mandarin duck hatching eggs a few days ago. They arrived today, but I’m really confused. They’re dark brown eggs, and Google as well as all the videos I’ve seen of fellow farmers incubating mandarin eggs show them as being white… Did I just buy $300 chicken eggs?

Pic below shows the eggs I was sent (the brown ones) compared to eggs collected from my own ducks.

Those look a little like my chickens eggs…sorry. I hope I’m wrong. Can you take legal action?

 

[6BeachChicks]

I ordered 6 mandarin duck hatching eggs a few days ago. They arrived today, but I’m really confused. They’re dark brown eggs, and Google as well as all the videos I’ve seen of fellow farmers incubating mandarin eggs show them as being white… Did I just buy $300 chicken eggs?

Pic below shows the eggs I was sent (the brown ones) compared to eggs collected from my own ducks.

I wonder if they are fertile…

 

[The Moonshiner]

X4

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Chicken eggs. I don't think any duck lays eggs that color.

 

[NatJ]

Can you take legal action?

You might send the seller an email with the photo, and ask. If they just made a mistake, they might offer to fix the problem (by giving a refund or sending the correct eggs at no additional charge.)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

And i think it's way out of the breeding season for those. They're seasonal layers, not daily layers

 

[VirulentVulpine]

Thank you all for your input. I was very suspicious and now I’m just bummed out. I bought these off of eBay and I’ve contacted the seller— hopefully they just sent me the wrong eggs by mistake… If not, I’ll do everything I can to get my money back.