Thoughts on having eggs shipped to you to incubate?

[yinepu]

Keep in mind that I'm in Texas

1st shipment:
12 Orpington eggs 8 hatched (66% hatch rate) eggs were from Georgia received in mid July

2nd shipment:
18 Ameraucana eggs 10 hatched (55% hatch rate) eggs were from Texas received in mid July

3rd shipment:
12 Delaware eggs .. in horrible shape when i received them.. all had loose, extremely large air cells .. several were scrambled.. only 1 made it to lockdown and hatched.. none of the others had any signs of development at all.. (8% hatch rate) eggs were from South Carolina received in mid July

4th shipment:
11 turkey eggs .. also in pretty bad shape.. lots of detached air cells.. however the eggs did appear to be a lot fresher than the Delaware eggs.. 2 made it to lockdown.. both hatched .. none of the others had any sign of development.. (18% hatch rate) eggs were from Ohio received in mid July

5th shipment:
60 Coturnix quail eggs.. several were broken/cracked in transit.. 41 hatched .. rest were clears/cracked... (68% hatch rate) eggs were from Florida received in mid July

6th shipment:
13 Delaware eggs... all 13 looked great.. 3 hatched... (23% hatch rate) eggs were from Georgia received beginning of August

7th shipment:
19 turkey eggs.. all 19 appeared to be perfect eggs.. 14 hatched (74% hatch rate) .. eggs were from Mississippi received beginning of August

8th shipment:
12 Muscovy eggs... all 12 look great.. currently in incubator.. eggs were from Ohio received mid August

9th shipment:
8 Muscovy duck eggs.. all 8 had badly detached and bubbly air cells.. do not expect any to hatch.. currently in incubator.. eggs were from Virginia received end of August

10th shipment:
30 Coturnix quail eggs.. 6 were cracked/broken and were removed.. eggs were from Florida received end of August


I am expecting 2 more shipments of eggs next week.. more Coturnix quail eggs and some more Muscovy duck eggs

 

[Alas]

I spent $70 and another $30 on shipping for a dozen eggs of a rare breed for my daughter. Only TWO eggs are doing anything. I have 2 that started, but didn't get far. The rest are CLEAR. Its been two weeks in the incubator, so its not just that I cant tell. I know my temps and all are right because I've been hatching EEs and silkies at nearly 100% hatch rate. I'll never order eggs again.

 

[dwegg]

I have had awesome results from shipped eggs so far...

1st ever hatch... 9/12 hatched Christmas eve

2nd hatch... 12/12 hatched after being stuck in ice storm for week at PO then we had 4 hr power outage during

3rd hatch .... Due to hatch on wed but have 13/14 going into lockdown...

Try to buy from well known breeders from on here byc and just be lucky also

 

[maybejoey]

I have had a 80%-95% hatch rate with shipped eggs from ebay.

 

[Honeysucklefeathers]

16 shipped 3 hatched. Probably won't do it again. Too expensive.