Would you pay $51 for these eggs? Should I?

[artathart]

I agree that you should contact the seller about the eggs. If I were a seller, I would never sell eggs that dirty. If they cared so little about cleaning the eggs, What else do they care so little about? The actual animal the egg came from? Its clear they are not laying in a nice clean area. So are they housed in a nice clean area? I think its lazy. If anything those eggs could have been wiped off for the amount of money you paid for them.

 

[bel]

Geese get wet and muddy, its hard to get clean eggs (not like chickens) I would probably brush off what I could then maybe mist or blot with a little diluted brinsea sanitizer. Many sellers don't wash eggs because it lets bacteria in and they don't store as long.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Hi! Do you sell goose eggs?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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Hi! Do you sell goose eggs?

Nope, just EEs an Giant Frizzles locally.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Waterfowl typically muck up their eggs more than chickens (and waterfowl housed with chickens muck-up the chickens eggs).

Lisa
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Hi! Do you sell goose eggs?

Nope, just EEs an Giant Frizzles locally.

 

[artathart]

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Nope, just EEs an Giant Frizzles locally.


Even if that is the case.....How long would it take someone to lightly wipe eggs off?

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Never had that problem with my ducks. The EEs on the other hand makes a mess of theirs if it rains.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Good point! I would have done so prior to shipping.

Lisa
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Even if that is the case.....How long would it take someone to lightly wipe eggs off?

 

[DANNY]

I have always washed my dirty eggs especially the waterfowl and they hatch just fine. I wouldn't put sometheing that dirty in my incubator. To me putting bacteria like that in an incubator where the condtions are perfect for bacteria to grow would not be a good idea. I have been hatching eggs for 40 years.

 

[Denninmi]

Well, I washed them with 105 degree running water, wiping as gently as possible, then I did a really quick, about 2-3 second dip in Brinsea's disinfectant solution, mixed per the label rate, also in 105 degree water, than a very quick rinse, then wiped dry.

AFTER getting the poo off, I discovered more cracks. One has a definite crack mark with spider cracks radiating from it. Two more have what I believe are fine hairline cracks.

So, I decided to send the seller a message. I stated that I was not pleased with the condition of eggs being coated in feces, and that I felt the odds of a successful hatch were slim due to probably bacterial contamination.

I am of the opinion that a seller of hatching eggs has only a few basic obligations: 1) provide the quantity and type paid for; 2) provide clean fresh eggs thought to be fertile; and 3) package them adequately and ship promptly.

I believe that this seller was grossly negligent in meeting requirement #2 above, and somewhat negligent in #3. The packing job was marginal, in my opinion. Each egg was wrapped in one single layer of small bubble wrap, and the eggs were stuffed into the box with crumpled newspaper. I've seen much better packaging jobs from other vendors.