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@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 11:49 am Post subject: Eggs still on ebay
I was just checking my traps - metaphorically speaking on ebay when I strayed into poultry - they are still selling eggs at simply exorbitant ( to me) prices. Is it true that eggs less fertile after moulting?

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 12:03 pm Post subject:
Am I out of touch but £62 for a dozen eggs????

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 12:14 pm Post subject:
How much no I don't think your out of touch, that is extortion. Who in there right mind would pay that much for some eggs.

Camile

Joined: 26 Apr 2006
Posts: 376
Location: Co. Galway - Ireland

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 12:15 pm Post subject:
Are they eggs from an extinct breed and these are the last ever eggs that was laid ?

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 12:36 pm Post subject:
Brahmas... maybe I missed small print and they come with incubator, broody lamp, chick crumb and hen house

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 4:59 pm Post subject:
I'd love some brahmas but I'd never pay that! had they been bid up that high or started high anyway? I have heard that eggs are less fertile at this time of year as well calli. Dispite the seller having good feedback I didn't have a single hatch from the 3 lots of eggs I bought on ebay last year

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 7:33 pm Post subject:

There seems to be in breeds with E-bay.
Last winter it was copper blue marans.
Now it seems to be bramahs.
Personaly as a buyer & seller I think anything that encourages more poultry keepers who are in turn keeping breeds as apposed to hybrids gets my vote.
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Shocked I'd love some brahmas but I'd never pay that! had they been bid up that high or started high anyway? I have heard that eggs are less fertile at this time of year as well calli. Dispite the seller having good feedback I didn't have a single hatch from the 3 lots of eggs I bought on ebay last year Sad

Did you communicate your disapointment to the sellers?

saffranne

Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 428

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 7:53 pm Post subject:
i have had the same problems with some of the eggs bought from ebay,not all of the eggs though,and i did get in touch with the seller who sent me 18 eggs free of charge and had 6 hatch,and was more than happy with that i also do tend to buy day old from my breeder,the last lot was one gold brahma one dark brahma and two wellsummers

2steps

Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Posts: 5349
Location: Surrey

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 8:17 pm Post subject:

TAVASCAROW wrote:

Did you communicate your disapointment to the sellers?

I did and one sent me new eggs but we had a powercut and so when they didn't hatch it may of been because they got cold. I should be able to buy some day olds next year now all the markets are back and may have better luck with eggs that haven't been posted

@Calli

Joined: 03 Jul 2005
Posts: 1682
Location: Galway

Posted: Mon Oct 16, 06 8:51 pm Post subject:
Same here, contacted seller and was able to collect another bacth. My bi problem is that if you saw a sortation hub ( ie what happens to eggs in transit) it is hardly surprising!! Does it encourage people if so many have poor results? Only asking as I have both...

saffranne

Joined: 23 Aug 2005
Posts: 428

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 06 12:38 am Post subject:

dont think it has put me off,it is very dissapointing when you candle the eggs and majority is not fertile,but its even worse when they are fertile and dont hatch or die in the shell,but the seller has always the eggs if the majority has been infertile

the one before the last hatch was one fertile out of 24 white crested black polish which was pretty poor,but he did send me 18,and i did buy
6 day old hatch white crested black polish from my breeder

High Green Farm

Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Posts: 349
Location: Mid-Suffolk

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 06 4:07 pm Post subject:
The most reliable hatching we have had was from 12 eggs that I bought on ebay at Christmas and we had 8hatch. I have been disappointed with eggs bought from ebay since though, as I think that posting may damage fertility.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 06 4:41 pm Post subject:
I post eggs all the way to the US of A with regular 60 to 70 % success rates , so there should be no excuses !

High Green Farm

Joined: 30 Nov 2004
Posts: 349
Location: Mid-Suffolk

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 06 5:29 pm Post subject:

bodger wrote:

I post eggs all the way to the US of A with regular 60 to 70 % success rates , so there should be no excuses !

Well we've had 60-70% success rate with eggs that we have gathered from our own flock, and 20% with those posted, and all the eggs put into the incubator at the same time, so clearly something different.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 06 6:22 pm Post subject:
Its a work of art in wrapping them for transportation. Or at least it should be !

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