Okies in the BYC The Original

[ke_ben]

I have read on several sites, including an eBay tutorial, that the common and acceptable practice is to offer to send replacements (and extras as a courtesy) at no charge if the buyer pays shipping. It is up to the buyer to accept or reject the offer. If you feel real generous or inclined you could offer to give a partial refund on the purchase price (pro-rated) of the eggs only, not shipping.

Unfortunately I have to have all my 'fun' eggs shipped because I can't get them any other way, so I have had a 'little' shipped egg experience. Some have done quite well and some--not so much! I doesn't seem to matter on packaging, where they come from, or distance either.

Good luck Carla.

 

[HennyPennies2007]

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Maybe shells? I have some that get almost to hatch and then I much them just picking them up wrong or the hen sits on them and that does it.... some shells are weaker at different points on the surface? Just might be a flaw in the way the hen makes the shell... Just a thought...

 

[ke_ben]

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Ditto! Sometimes I think I could use them for lanterns or something.

 

[chickensandmore]

I trust your shipping, if I didn't I wouldn't have bought from you a 2nd time,as a matter of fact
I liked it so much that when I ship I copy your style..

Thanks for always treating me right.. you are a top seller in my book..

Don

 

[ke_ben]

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Maybe shells? I have some that get almost to hatch and then I much them just picking them up wrong or the hen sits on them and that does it.... some shells are weaker at different points on the surface? Just might be a flaw in the way the hen makes the shell... Just a thought...

I have more of the 'clear as bell' or nice little blood ring problem than broken or cracked, by percentage anyway, but I know what you are saying. Just the other day I was putting some local eggs in the bator and my fingers went right through the shell when I grabbed it.

Oyster shells are great stuff, but only if you get them out of the bag and in the with the clucks.

 

[okcarla]

Thanks everyone for your support

Ya'll are the greatest!

We buy a 50 lb bag of oyster shell at least once a month for our birds and throw handfuls in every bucket of feed. I really don't think those were thin shelled, but it's possible. Gosh, speaking of shells ... those guinea egg shells are hard as rocks. I don't see how they can pip out of but they do. They must have strong beaks. That reminds me of the guinea that I had caught to take to auction. Luckily it was wintertime and I had leather gloves on .... that fella was a pit-bull of a guinea .... wouldn't let go of my glove for anything. Gerald had to pry his beak off my glove

 

[CleoChick]

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Sure hope I don't have any "pit bull" guinea bloodlines in the eggs I got from you. That's all I need...

 

[quenston]

OK I need to go and buy some more babies to releive some stress the last two days have been heck!!! Applied for a new job had a interview today and now I have to wait till tomorrow to find out if I got the job the anticipation is killin me!!!!!

 

[CityClucks]

Geez Carla - I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this. Do they think you packed the eggs sloppily and then kicked the box all the way down to the post office?

I have read some of the feedback you've received about your shipping methods, and they all mention how carefully you pack your eggs. I am sorry the buyer had this problem, but I don't know how they could possibly expect you to take responsibility for the post office's treatment of the box. you cannot guarantee how the post office handled the package or if the eggs get scrambled in transit - from what I understand hatching from shipped eggs is always a gamble.

I agree the buyer seems quite defensive, since he/she jumped at you and said you were accusing them of lying, when for all I know you were seeing which eggs were broken so you could resend those if needed.

If you want to try to pursue things with this buyer you could consider replying with something along these lines: "I am sorry you had a bad experience with shipped eggs, and I'm even sorrier that they were ones I sent. I pride myself on packing eggs, and I have an excellent feedback record to that effect. However, once they leave my hands I cannot guarantee handling or hatch rate. If you agree to pay shipping costs, I will send you 13 eggs as replacements."

 

[okcarla]

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Sure hope I don't have any "pit bull" guinea bloodlines in the eggs I got from you. That's all I need...

I don't think guineas will bother you unless you pick'm up and put'm in an auction cage. Hopefully that fella wasn't the daddy of any of your guinea embryos.