I have done 5 purchases. From 5 different people. Shipped eggs from anywhere is a risk even if they are clean and fresh. Obviously filthy rotten eggs is a different story.
Imagine an egg, in a package given to a post office and all it goes through between here and there.
Everyone I have received eggs from have been wonderful people. they have always sent 1/2 again as many eggs as I purchased. One guys eggs from the east coast were 100% fertile and will be hatching on the 3rd out of the homemade incubator. The rest went into my cabinet incubator. And most are fertile.
They have been in great communication with me! There are fabulous people selling eggs online. Its just horrible that a few, pardon the pun, bad eggs ruin it for everyone!
Everyone I purchased from, I reviewed all their feedback first, visited their web sites, and asked questions before I bid. And I only bought from people who are APA members and NIPI certified... means the state looks at their chickens once a year. And that they would spend the extra monies on their hobby of selling eggs.
Don't give up on buying eggs on eBay. As I figure it, how match would it cost me to travel to Florida or Washington state to buy 2 chicks? If only 2 chicks hatch out of 12 eggs, I am ahead of the game. And so far, almost all will hatch, or at least have to opportunity! I need new blood! Arizona does not have a lot of breeders.
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From: lee <pulsarxp@embarqmail.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, Apr 23, 2011 19:28:24 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] bad shipped eggsI buy a lot of stuff for my radio hobby on e-bay and have only been stung twice on over 600 purchases. I must admit I look for signs of trouble and stay away from those offerings. So far, I don't have any chickens but I've been reading a lot on all the egg disasters on many of these reflectors. It appears there are more crooks involved with eggs. Maybe because it would be harder to prove the seller sold a bad product and not as described. If I would have guessed, I would have thought the opposite would be true. That is, lots of very honest sellers. Being an outsider "looking in," I think some people owning chickens have "visions of grandeur". Just my opinion. I do however notice a bunch of really nice people on the reflector too. (Women are sure more emotional about things then the men and there sure are a lot of women into chickens).
Awhile back, I wrote a few keepers near my home and told them I was new to all this and would like to get together with them regarding getting started and maybe just observe their operation. It was interesting getting responses back from those people. What was amazing to me is not one person invited me over to "talk chicken's" or even meet for a cup of coffee or lunch at a convenient place. (I would have paid for the lunch). One of these persons also sells hatching eggs and not chicks and she apparently thinks she is the chicken queen in Texas. Guess where I never will buy eggs once I need them, which will probably be next year.
I really appreciate being a member of this reflector and others, and I have learned a lot just by reading and observing what goes on in these reflectors and magazines. My comments are from a new guy into all this. Do you all think I am ready to write a book on keeping chickens?
Lee
Texas
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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