Not Sure Whether To Buy Shipped Eggs

[Snoozeys]

Just be aware of low hatch rates ... i feel lucky if i get 50% ... let them settle for 24 hours and then let the poultry god decide if they will hatch

 

[bobbieschicks]

I've had mixed results with my hatches but usually the eggs have arrived unbroken. Only once did I get a broken egg in a shipment and it was an "extra" so perhaps it overloaded their normal shipping practices.

My hatch rates are all over the place too and mostly due to user error with the Hovabator 1602n. The very first time we ever hatched was one dozen White Leghorn eggs and we ended up with six chicks hatching. Turned out to be one pullet and four cockerels (one chick died shortly after hatching).

This recent hatch I tried the "dry" hatch method and I don't know if it was a better way but it certainly did produce four chicks out of the potential 11 eggs at lockdown.

 

[SeaPolka]

I've had mixed results with my hatches but usually the eggs have arrived unbroken. Only once did I get a broken egg in a shipment and it was an "extra" so perhaps it overloaded their normal shipping practices.

My hatch rates are all over the place too and mostly due to user error with the Hovabator 1602n. The very first time we ever hatched was one dozen White Leghorn eggs and we ended up with six chicks hatching. Turned out to be one pullet and four cockerels (one chick died shortly after hatching).

This recent hatch I tried the "dry" hatch method and I don't know if it was a better way but it certainly did produce four chicks out of the potential 11 eggs at lockdown.

Oh, that's unlucky. I'm hoping not all of my eggs will be broken. I use a Janoel 12? I bought it second hand but it's an amazing little thing! I've been reading up on the dry hatch method, I may try it one time

 

[aliciaplus3]

The humidity that will bring you the most successful hatch will greatly depend on where you are and how far your eggs travel....... example: I had been having very bad hatches with the dry incubation method, like 2 out of 48 of my own eggs lots of late deaths, but I am at almost 6000 feet above sea level in colorado, very dry climate. So after some reading I decided to follow the manufacturer recommendations. I was lucky the eggs I ordered were only one state over, maybe 6 hours drive, and only came up in altitude about 1000 feet or so. I ordered 12 he shipped 17 I managed to hatch 10! Wow! One died the next day but I still had 9 out of 12 paid for so I was very happy. The short answere is to talk to people close to you and find out what is working in your area.

 

[SeaPolka]

The humidity that will bring you the most successful hatch will greatly depend on where you are and how far your eggs travel....... example: I had been having very bad hatches with the dry incubation method, like 2 out of 48 of my own eggs lots of late deaths, but I am at almost 6000 feet above sea level in colorado, very dry climate. So after some reading I decided to follow the manufacturer recommendations. I was lucky the eggs I ordered were only one state over, maybe 6 hours drive, and only came up in altitude about 1000 feet or so. I ordered 12 he shipped 17 I managed to hatch 10! Wow! One died the next day but I still had 9 out of 12 paid for so I was very happy. The short answere is to talk to people close to you and find out what is working in your area.

Thank you for the advice

 

[SeaPolka]

Hi everyone,
The eggs came today. All are intact and nicely shaped. I did only order 6. They all have displaced or saddle air cells? I have incubated some with air cells like this before and the growing chicks died. Does anyone have any tips on what I can do?

 

[Jacquie Button]

I wish I had advice as my first batch of shipped eggs are in the incubator as well. I'm only on day 4. I did not candle mine before I set them. I'm trying to be good and not fool with them to much. I hope you have a great hatch!

 

[SeaPolka]

I wish I had advice as my first batch of shipped eggs are in the incubator as well. I'm only on day 4. I did not candle mine before I set them. I'm trying to be good and not fool with them to much. I hope you have a great hatch!

Thank you, you too! I read that it's quite a common issue but it seems there is hope

 

[venymae]

Shipping eggs has its challanges and even the best packed eggs, which never break in box, can be battered around so much in shipping that the interior is damage beyond hatchability. I honestly thing if the breeder is good, your chances of hatching are mostly up to your luck with the shipping carrier. Some guys are butts with fragile boxes, others are nice to them. The carrier makes or breaks a shipped egg.

 

[Dimples_vixi]

I’ve taken delivery of 6 eggs from EBay and just this moment popped them in to the incubator. I’ve also snuck in an extra 5 eggs from my own hens as the Roo left us 2 weeks ago so hoping they’re still fertile! I cracked one open from today and it looked fertile so fingers crossed!! You may not get as high hatch rate with posted eggs but you should still get some x