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

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I agree.

 

[artathart]

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I agree. I think the bar is raised once you start to sell eggs. If you want to hatch out your own dity eggs, thats fine. The question here is....Would you pay $50 for eggs this dirty that were shipped? Would you ship eggs this dirty? Maybe if you knew goose eggs were this dirty you could put a disclaimer in the ebay ad stating that goose eggs will come dirty and not cleaned. I really feel this is true laziness and lack of care from the seller who also clearly didnt pack them well either. So now she has filthy, cracked eggs!

 

[Gypsy07]

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Just about every eBay seller of hatching eggs whose listings I've browsed asks that you contact them about any problem prior to leaving feedback, and that you shouldn't leave feedback on fertility and hatch rates, as those can both be affected badly by rough shipping. I'd say if you are really not pleased with the inadequate packing job then you should contact the seller immediately. I'd also mention the dirtiness of the eggs too. See what kind of response you get and take it from there. As a buyer of hatching eggs, if I was unhappy enough about the condition of the eggs that I wanted to contact the seller as soon as I unpacked them, I definitely wouldn't set them until I'd got some kind of response from the seller. I also wouldn't leave feedback until I'd finished dealing with the seller, as it wouldn't be fair. I mean, you could leave negative feedback right now, then set the eggs and have them all hatch...

As for the cleanliness of the eggs, having kept geese in the past myself, the only way to ensure clean eggs is to keep them away from earth and water altogether, and have them penned up with either straw or wood shavings 24/7, which really isn't the most ideal environment for them. Waterfowl like to grub about in ponds and mud, and they often lay their eggs in the muckiest spots then stamp all over them. Perhaps the seller should have stated what the condition of the eggs was likely to be, just so you knew what you were going to be getting, but personally I'd be more upset about the packing job than the cleanliness of the eggs.

 

[Flyingbavarian]

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When you buy hatching eggs that were shipped you take a risk on hatching success. I mean even if you did set to find out if they were fertile and none were developing is it because they were shipped, could it be because they were dirty, maybe they weren't fertile in the first place and we cant forget a persons ability to incubate them. There are a lot of factors involved and i just cant see damaging someones ebay status over something with so much inherit risk. Sellers usually provide disclaimers stating that once the eggs ship they cannot guarantee that the eggs will hatch. I am not saying you cant have success buying shipped eggs many people do but there are also a lot of eggs that just don't hatch. Could the eggs have been cleaner I don't know I've never had waterfowl but people that do have them have said it's pretty common to have mucky eggs, maybe he should have cleaned them. Paid for 7 eggs got 7 eggs i would say that the seller met the basic criteria for what he was selling. Contact the seller and see what happens from there, maybe they will make it right.

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

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When you buy hatching eggs that were shipped you take a risk on hatching success. I mean even if you did set to find out if they were fertile and none were developing is it because they were shipped, could it be because they were dirty, maybe they weren't fertile in the first place and we cant forget a persons ability to incubate them. There are a lot of factors involved and i just cant see damaging someones ebay status over something with so much inherit risk. Sellers usually provide disclaimers stating that once the eggs ship they cannot guarantee that the eggs will hatch. I am not saying you cant have success buying shipped eggs many people do but there are also a lot of eggs that just don't hatch. Could the eggs have been cleaner I don't know I've never had waterfowl but people that do have them have said it's pretty common to have mucky eggs, maybe he should have cleaned them. Paid for 7 eggs got 7 eggs i would say that the seller met the basic criteria for what he was selling. Contact the seller and see what happens from there, maybe they will make it right.

They actually don't look that bad to me, my duck eggs are much worse dependign on where they decide to lay that day

 

[BeccaOH]

I agree that they don't look too bad for goose eggs. I just set some last night from mine. It rained yesterday, they dug down below straw level in there nesting shelter and laid eggs in the mud. I did wash some off just before placing in the incubator, but the mud seems to stain them. I wouldn't want to ship muddy eggs, but I also wouldn't want to wash off protective coating from hatching eggs. Seems the coating would protect the hatchability. So it is a hard call for the seller. I think a light cleaning before incubating them is fine. Your hairline cracks may be a totally different issue, though.

Hope you get some good goslings.

 

[bargain]

Geese and ducks often get dirty before laying their eggs, They are waterfoul

oops typo waterfowl.

Actually you could quickly get a tissue and knock that dirt off. If they are fertile and conditions in travel are right & then in incubation, they should hatch! Talk with the seller if you are not happy.

The price was not bad at all. Geese eggs are heavy....Some of my chinese geese eggs weight 6 or 8 ounces! Did the seller ship as described? The price looks good our straight price per goose eggs is $2.75 and for the trouble of trying to get the cleanest of them and wrapping one takes 4 hands, I think the price is fair!

Happy hatching! nancy