Hatching Eggs: Ebay Risks

Dead Egg

So here are the eggs that I got as a replacement or substitution for the quail eggs I really didn't want. 16 eggs arrived with one badly broken (in half) and one with a black air sack and it rattled when I gently shook it. My guess, from the weight, is that it had a dead chick in it.

You can see that they're a whole different quality form the last ones

The surviving eggs.

The eggs were all covered in feces.

This is the risk that you take when buying on ebay.

Unwrapping eggs

I will definitely be being from the seller of the first group again-- it was a wonderful transaction. This one, I will not, obviously.

NoWay being very careful

"I'm Helping!" Says Cheeks.

 The boys did enjoy unwrapping them and are excited about this "Early Christmas Present!"

Eggs are Here!

I am impatiently waiting for FedEx to arrive with my incubator, but my first batch of eggs to hatch has arrived.

Box in from the mail. Despite all the warnings our Mailman put it on its side.

Opening...

Snug as a bug...

Bad picture: One broken egg.

Opening the second box.

Only one egg cracked, look at the beautiful colors!

Resting for 24 hours before going to the incubator.

I bought them on ebay and they arrived quickly. Most are blue, one is olive green, and there are a couple pinks. I received 14 in the mail and one was cracked, so it had to go into the trash.

They now have to rest at least 24 hours big-side up before being place in the incubator to begin the hatching process. This allows the air-sac to get into place and everything to settle from shipping.