My first purchase of shipped eggs from an e-Bay seller ended in shambles (of 15 eggs, only 7 "started," 2 stopped early, 2 died before pipping, and 3 hatched - all three died suddenly on day 6
)...so I switched sellers and tried again (but hatched some of my own in between to make sure it wasn't my methods that were flawed). This time, all 12 eggs have "started" and I candled yesterday (day 14) and all are still kicking! So, I have 12 splash JGs in with 8 of my own RIRs and all 20 are developing nicely. Lockdown on Thursday...let's hope the power doesn't go out before then (we are in the mid-Atlantic). Oh, and I hate to tell hubby, but my brooders won't hold the 20 that are going to hatch on Saturday (hopefully), plus the 32 that are coming from McMurray's the following week...
