Picking up hatching eggs

[broodytood]

I'm a bit worried about getting eggs shipped to me even though it's done all the time. So my question is...Is it really strange to want to find a supplier in my state and drive there to pick them up? Will they allow this and how do you go about locating egg providers in your area? Thanks for any advice.

 

[nivtup]

I have done exactly that several times.

It did seem to help somewhat, but the hatches were still not 100%

 

[Illia]

Yep, done it, and got the same rates as with shipped eggs. I know there's a lot of you out there afraid the eggs won't hatch or will get broken, but trust me, all it takes is knowing your seller, how they pack eggs, how their feedback is, and what time of year it is.

 

[Heckel's Hens]

I just got the MOST AMAZING shipped eggs from a BYCer. From Utah all the way to Virginia beach! Completely unbroken, no detached air cells, that i can tell so far. Eggs i got from WV, just a state away, can't say the same. This seller packaged them individually and very thoughtfully.

Good luck!

 

[broodytood]

Thank you all so much for your kind replies! Very helpful.

 

[HHandbasket]

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I tend to try to get my eggs locally. I will only have eggs shipped if I cannot find what I am looking for within a 2-hour drive of me.

 

[HHandbasket]

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Well said... and that time of year thing, can't stress that enough. It's heartbreaking to hear about shipments in the freezing winter or the blazing summer heat where the chicks arrived deceased or suffering and eventually died anyway and/or eggs arrived frozen in winter or half-baked in summer--but please, let us do try to remember these factors when ordering.