shipping

Has anyone ever had chicks arrive at their post office later in the day? I’m getting a little nervous. My chicks from cackle shipped Monday, and this morning I did not receive a call early in the AM like previous times. So I went over there to check in person and they weren’t there. My shipping...

Is anyone else having issues with shipping hatching eggs via USPS Priority Mail (1-3) days taking longer? In the past few weeks I have shipped off 3 boxes of eggs; two to New York and one to Alabama (from Wisconsin). Not one of them was on time. The first one to NY took 6 business days. The...

Is it worth it to order hatching eggs through the mail in November? (I live in Virginia) I want to order quail hatching eggs but should I take the risk of them getting chilled? Does anyone have experience with how much this will affect the hatch rate?

For those of you who ship live chicks I would love some help in making sure I do it safely. I would love to see your policies or tips for helping a newbie out (yes I’m NPIP certified). What’s the lowest temperature you will ship at? What’s the hottest temperature? Min number of chicks per...

Hello everyone! I doubt this post will get many replies but I just thought I’d see if anyone happens to have any advice or experience in this area. I really really want to buy some high quality chickens from Sweden to incorporate into my breeding program (I’m in California, USA), but I have no...

I found a breeder with very good looking white shamos in the Japan Yahoo auction. It fits a standard to my liking. Doing a Google search says shipping from Japan to Miami, FL may be from 18-25 days. I know eggs can survive some refrigeration and remain viable, but is the shipping going to screw...

I'm looking in to buying some hatching eggs, but it's my first time! I'm genuinely curious to know how these sellers know that the eggs are fertilized. 🤔 Or are they just assuming? I know there's no 100% guarantee on hatching eggs, so I'd love some advice before either making a 4hr road trip or...

Hello! I have been wanting to sell hatching eggs, chick / ducklings / goslings and adult poultry for a while now. I have 3 incubators, Farm Innovators Pro Series Circulated Air Incubator with Automatic Egg Turner, 4250, Little Giant Still-Air Incubator, 9300, and a salinova mini incubator. I am...

I’m still very new to all of this, does anyone know if Global Poultry Co.ltd is legit? Has anyone bought from them and had a bad experience? Thanks

Hi all! Not sure if this is the right thread to post under, but I am moving in a month and am trying to prep the travel of 9 adult chickens and 6 juveniles. I have limited room in my SUV and have a friend driving the moving truck for me. I am trying to use something that doesn't take up too much...

Hello. I'm going to be traveling with 2wk old chick's. I already have a heat pack for the. My question is. Can I put grogel in the box with them? To keep them hydrated? Trip will take 2-3 days.

EDIT: Problem solved — see my later post — they actually called me back about 15 min. after I posted this and are shipping me two replacements. Hi all, Hearing basically nothing but positivity about Metzer farms I ordered a small order of 3 ducklings to upstate NY. I knew the journey was long...

I haven’t really seen anything about this on BC but I’ve heard way too many stories about it. This year, in March, we ordered three ducklings to add to our existing flock of 14 ducks. A Chocolate Runner, a Khaki Campbell, and a Welsh Harlequin from Metzer, all hens. We waited till August to get...

I have a pigeon couple who are desperate to hatch eggs. The only issue is that it's been found, only after their first peep has grown, that their line might have an inclination for bad genetics. The female lays like clockwork, the male is devoted, and they both are great parents. They are...

Dear Community, I am going to be hatching my first quails pretty soon. What advice would you give? Is there any special sensitivities they have that I should be aware of? What is something you enjoy the most about quails! And what is something that you would rather not deal with? Also, I am...

I am in need of a special Lavender/Blue Cochin Bantam pullet, but i can't figure out where you can purchase these other than as baby chicks. I have utilized local craigslist and local backyard chicken groups and advertised my need with them but to no avail. I would be willing to have them...

I always thought it would be fun to do an egg swap. No sales just even trades and just for fun! What do you have that you'd like to trade for? This is what I have: Seramas purebreed one dozen What I like: Chocolate Orpingtons, cochins, d'uccles, hertitage barred rocks, and OEGB to name a few...

1. 46/89 of my shipped eggs have detached air cells.. I put them into the incubator in cardboard cartons with holes in the bottom (don’t have a turner) pointy end down. Any chance they’ll reattach..? Should I wait a few days to turn (well, till) rather than 1 day? 2. One of my incubators went...

Ok. I have one local farm store I like for chicks but they of course carry only in spring for a short while. I would like to order some in the year other than during spring for one month lol. I have heard many hatchery names here on the site. I would like to know who you use and why. And where...

Here in Maine everyone gets chicks between late March and June. We're building a new coop right now and re-starting our flock. I realized that the hatcheries ship all year, so I could start this year rather than wait until next spring. In so many ways, this makes a TON of sense in my climate...