Would you recommend buying hatching eggs from eBay?

[WallyG74]

I did and I had awesome success if you are interested in the person who I bought them from let me know and I can give you their info.

What breed did you get?

 

[LizGio]

What breed did you get?

Barnyard mix and they're freaking adorable

 

[ellen60]

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Hoping this means let some of your chickens breed and hatch their eggs?
Another thing with EBAY is that it seems a lot of people haven't gotten the breeds that the eggs were advertised as.

Right! In September 2022 I purchased Silver Laced English Orpington hatching eggs from lindseysfluffs and I am not sure what she sent me but it's anyones quess. The only chick that hatched has feathers coming in on its head, very Long tail feathers and long long long wing feathers....all this at 15 days old. The pics are 15 days old.
She communicated well with me until she asked for and recd a pic of this chick as a 2 day old chick.
She cut off all communication, I suspect as soon as she realized the terrible mistake she made.
Before that she was going to send me more eggs since all but 1 were yolkers.
She is bad to deal with and now I have an extremely expensive unknown chick
First I thought Silver Laced Wyandotte but wrong color legs. Then the feathers coming in on its head.....Silkie

Her other listings have both.
She has no business on ebay, her chickens are mixed up and she doesn't know what she is sending out.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Right! In September 2022 I purchased Silver Laced English Orpington hatching eggs from lindseysfluffs and I am not sure what she sent me but it's anyones quess. The only chick that hatched has feathers coming in on its head, very Long tail feathers and long long long wing feathers....all this at 15 days old. The pics are 15 days old.
She communicated well with me until she asked for and recd a pic of this chick as a 2 day old chick.
She cut off all communication, I suspect as soon as she realized the terrible mistake she made.
Before that she was going to send me more eggs since all but 1 were yolkers.
She is bad to deal with and now I have an extremely expensive unknown chick
First I thought Silver Laced Wyandotte but wrong color legs. Then the feathers coming in on its head.....Silkie

Her other listings have both.
She has no business on ebay, her chickens are mixed up and she doesn't know what she is sending out.

Looks like a silkie

 

[janiedoe]

Right! In September 2022 I purchased Silver Laced English Orpington hatching eggs from lindseysfluffs and I am not sure what she sent me but it's anyones quess. The only chick that hatched has feathers coming in on its head, very Long tail feathers and long long long wing feathers....all this at 15 days old. The pics are 15 days old.
She communicated well with me until she asked for and recd a pic of this chick as a 2 day old chick.
She cut off all communication, I suspect as soon as she realized the terrible mistake she made.
Before that she was going to send me more eggs since all but 1 were yolkers.
She is bad to deal with and now I have an extremely expensive unknown chick
First I thought Silver Laced Wyandotte but wrong color legs. Then the feathers coming in on its head.....Silkie

Her other listings have both.
She has no business on ebay, her chickens are mixed up and she doesn't know what she is sending out.

I love unknowns. I hope you at least have a pullet!

 

[ellen60]

Looks like a silkie

Yeah, part silkie part Wyandotte maybe

 

[ellen60]

I love unknowns. I hope you at least have a pullet!

Not happy that I spent so much on what possibly could be just another addition to the laying group.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have gotten shipped eggs from OH, Iowa, Alabama, ID, NC, Cal, and WA. I have also brought eggs home from near by areas, (drove to ) MT, ID, WA, my best hatch rate of course is near home. Shipped wise it is best to get eggs close to home. My best ship hatch rate was from ID. 17/24. My best hatch rate was from a local store, but local farm 34/36.

Detatched air cells will hatch, but you have to do some special attention, so that happens. Also letting eggs sit a day after you get them and warming to room temp before incubating helps.

 

[janiedoe]

Not happy that I spent so much on what possibly could be just another addition to the laying group.

I can't blame you. That's a lot of money for eggs, even if they had been what you paid for.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Don't order expensive eggs if you have never hatched before. Get local eggs and practice.