Totally frustrated.....These can't be Welsummer eggs!!!!

[jeaucamom]

And one other important question. Do you candle before you set to see if the air cell is not ruptured and if it is at top? Thanks, Suz

 

[Queen of the Lilliputians]

First let me say.. for dark brown egg layers those look pathetic. My RIRs lay darker eggs than that ! (more like your sex-links).

On the other hand.. maybe it's late in the season and the eggs are lighter than they'd normally be?

I don't know.. sounds like there was a mixup somewhere.. early ship date and odd eggs. I'd call the hatchery, but if they say you are a-ok, I'd hatch 'em and see what you get. Then you'll know FOR SURE. (wonder if they have a money back satisfac guaran.?)

Meghan

 

[Windy Ridge]

Those would disappoint me, too. I always thought Stromberg's prices were pretty high; as I recall, they're actually higher than a lot of breeders' prices.

 

[Crunchie]

Oh, yeah I wouldn't be happy with those, either. There's someone who posts here on BYC, I don't remember her name--someone on here surely will--who sells Welsummer eggs. She sells on Eggbid, too. I've seen pics, her eggs are gorgeous--and I've only heard good things about them. Sorry I can't remember her name!!

Marans can lay a darker egg, but I thought that Welsummers layed a dark egg much more consistently than the Marans. I didn't think that there was that much variance in color with the Welsummers?? Unless, like someone else said, there was a mix-up and you got the wrong eggs. I've seen eggs darker than that at the grocery store.

If you call and there was no mix-up, I think you would be perfectly justified to complain and to seek a refund.

 

[Picco]

That's very disappointing, I would demand a refund. Dark egg laying breeds have the genetic potential to lay dark eggs but it doesn't necessarily mean they will lay dark eggs. With any dark laying breed you usually get a light egg here and there, but a whole dozen is a bit ridiculous, especially early in the season when eggs should be their darkest. The problem with hatchery birds is that they are bred for quantity not quality, so all eggs are place in the incubator rather than just the darkest. Without selection for dark eggs the strain soon becomes a flock of regular layers. There is a yahoo group for dark layers, you can find some good breeders there. Good luck!

 

[Poison Ivy]

I bought my welsummer eggs from Mothergoose and they were really nice and I hatched beautiful chicks out of them.

 

[tiki244]

I Believe Strombergs only sells hatching eggs from their "exhibition stock" birds. And I know the price. This cannot be real. I would ask for money back and get elsewhere. theres my 2 cents HA

 

[MaransGuy]

I know exactly how frustrating this can be as I went through the same thing with a marans I got from a 'breeder'. Unfortunately, quality varies A LOT and hatcheries are not typically where you get the best. It is true that the color of a marans' egg varies throughout her cycle but the welsummer is more consistent. If you are looking for DARK shells you really need to ask for egg shell samples. This is obviously something you are not going to get from a hatchery. I am not saying hatcheries are bad or all their birds are poor quality but they are not usually as good as you can get from a GOOD breeder. I don't think calling or complaining are really going to result in anythgin but I hope it does. I do hate to see people who do not know any better disappointed by the hatchery. Egg color is something that is very hard to breed for and always needs to be culled for. I wish you luck.

Richard

 

[jeaucamom]

Poison Ivy those are beautiful!!!! Just makes me all the more sick about this. Those are what I was picturing were on their way for the last 3 weeks.

I called and of course with the time difference, they were already closed. So I wrote a long letter and attached pics and emailed it to them and asked for a refund. Honestly, even if I don't get a refund, I don't think I will set these.

Mothergoose!! I don't suppose you have eggs you can ship next Monday????

 

[Arklady]

My marans eggs in the bator look as good as poison ivys welsummer eggs and my price is comparible, not to mention that uh, I would include extras just in case eggs. It's clear they didn't give extras.

Arklady