Worth attempting to hatch duck eggs after five days without incubation?

[Heybird]

Hi there,

I am looking for advice - what are the chances of successfully hatching fertilised eggs that spend five days being shipped?

How fast would you expect fertilised eggs to be delivered to your door?

Thank you

 

[nuthatched]

That's sounds like a completely reasonable time frame. Let them settle over night then start incubating.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Thats a normal timeframe to incubate. Usually I collect eggs over a week period before I put them under a hen or in the incubator.

 

[Heybird]

That's sounds like a completely reasonable time frame. Let them settle over night then start incubating.

even if the bird is half way through incubation? thank you for your reply

 

[nuthatched]

even if the bird is half way through incubation? thank you for your reply

What do you mean, exactly? Were these eggs incubated before they were shipped? How far were they along?
If they were in the process of incubation before shipping, they should not have been shipped.

 

[Heybird]

What do you mean, exactly? Were these eggs incubated before they were shipped? How far were they along?
If they were in the process of incubation before shipping, they should not have been shipped.

Thank you for your reply. I am looking into a business that is selling live fertilised eggs that have been incubated for 15 days. I am concerned about their practices and want to understand more about the welfare implications of this and how likely the babies are to even hatch.

 

[nuthatched]

Thank you for your reply. I am looking into a business that is selling live fertilised eggs that have been incubated for 15 days. I am concerned about their practices and want to understand more about the welfare implications of this and how likely the babies are to even hatch.

Awful! That's a straight up con. A growing chick will die without heat and the shaking will certainly kill it. :[

 

[Debbie292d]

Thank you for your reply. I am looking into a business that is selling live fertilised eggs that have been incubated for 15 days. I am concerned about their practices and want to understand more about the welfare implications of this and how likely the babies are to even hatch.

Even if they were shipping them with some sort of heat source to keep them at 99.5F, the bouncing around in a mail vehicle for several days would likely kill them.

I've purchased hatching eggs all over the U.S. and have never, ever heard of having them started incubating prior to shipping. Does this seller have a website or are they on eBay or Facebook? It sounds scammy to me.