Shipped egg eggs-perts

[crazychicken]

So I just went through a very very very disappointing hatch I had 0% hatch and I buried the poor thing this afternoon. I wanted to try again because we just put our house on the market and hope to be moving soon to where I will be able to have as many chickens as my parents will allow

. So I wanted something different and something I like so I thought maybe these. http://cgi.ebay.com/COCHIN-HATCHING-EGGS-12-Assorted-Color-Full-Size_W0QQitemZ110350819508QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Farm_Supplies?hash=item110350819508&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
So it was too cold about three weeks ago but now it has gotten really warmer. and I would like to know if these temperatures were acceptable for shipped eggs ?

My Weather for the next week.

Partly Cloudy Friday night: Partly cloudy this evening...then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds around 5 mph

Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon. Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph...becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. North winds around 5 mph. Sunday night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds around 5 mph.

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Monday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50.

Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Highs around 50. Tuesday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 30s.

Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows around 30. Thursday night: Partly Cloudy

Weather from were they would be coming from.

Clear Friday night: Mostly clear then becoming partly cloudy late. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph becoming south late.

Considerable cloudiness. Patchy fog towards morning. A slight chance of afternoon showers. Highs around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent. Saturday night: Considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent. Sunday night: Partly cloudy. A chance of evening showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunny...cooler. Highs in the upper 60s. Monday night: Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.

Considerable cloudiness with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent. Wednesday night: Considerable cloudiness with a slight chance of showers. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Thursday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.


What do you think ?

 

[DouglasPeeps]

Sorry about your chick. I know you were looking forward to a Valentine's chick.

I don't know enough about weather and shipping to give advice.

 

[crazychicken]

Yeah I am sad about it but when things don't go my way and I fall down I take a few hours to pull myself together and get over it ( usually ).

When your hatch fails "get up clean the bator and try try again"

 

[Lollipop]

Well Crazy, I`m gonna recommend you order chicks. Hatching eggs lose a lot in the rough handling they get in shipping. Eggs might be a hoot to hatch, but all things considered, chicks are a lot cheaper. After you get some adults, you can hatch their eggs til your heart is content. Just my 2 cents.

 

[crazychicken]

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Well...... the thing is that most hatcheries require you to make a big order and I can only have one maybe two more until we get our house sold. so I would probably not be able to order chicks. ( plus I would not be able to stop myself and order five of every thing )

 

[MsMarbles&Me]

Where are you located? You should post to see if you join an order. We've got an order of about 6 people to get to our 25 here in Raleigh. Craigslist is a good place to post to join an order too.

 

[MandyH]

Depending on where you are located, there are several of us fellow BYC'ers that have cochin eggs for sale. I have a pen of beautiful blue, black and splash standard cochins that are LARGE, healthy birds. I know there are a few others on here as well that sale cochins. Just a thought.