Chicken Hatching Eggs Raised on Organic (12 Eggs)

The media could not be loaded. So I thought about getting chickens for a little more than 2 years, but the bird flu scared me from buying chicks from a local farm. I did a bit of research and discovered that if you hatch eggs and start your flock that way, you can prevent them from getting sick because the incubator kills the bird flu germs. When eggs went to $11 a dozen here in Colorado, I knew it was time.I got a basic incubator with humidity/temp control and automatic turning. I was thinking I was really late in the season for fertile eggs but I found Ladonna on Amazon and she had fertile eggs(it’s definitely warmer where they ship from). I got 12 eggs and shipping was quick. I also chose to have Fed Ex hold my eggs at the regional facility to prevent it from traveling around a van all day, I urge anyone else buying them from Ladonna to ask fedex to hold them at the main facility and pick them up yourself!They arrived in perfect condition and were immediately placed in the incubator on Dec 30th around 9pm. On day 21 (Jan 20) the first, and smallest egg began pipping. I have maintained a schedule of spraying the eggs and incubator down to maintain extra humidity since day 18. By this morning, still technically the 21st day, I had my first chick! I was very excited! As of this morning 5 more have began to pip and chirp and will soon be joining Bellina! She’s going to have a special place in my heart.I did my research, a lot, and the average hatch rate of chicks is 55%, so far we’ve hit that mark and I think the others are not far behind as they’ve pipped through to the air sac and are chirping. Even if I only end up with 6 chicks, that’s more than I planned on making it through my first attempt at incubating and hatching eggs! Anything over that is an added blessing!I think some of the less stellar reviews are from folks who don’t go into the process with the correct expectations. Chicks need a near perfect environment for incubation when you don’t have a momma hen to do the work. Lots of things can happen like if you try to candle them on days 11-14 you can kill them, if you live in a dryer climate you have to add extra moisture so they can hatch, if you lose power for too long and they get cold they can die. Bottom line is Ladonna does a great service of providing healthy fertile eggs, shipping them safely and providing folks like me the chance to have their own safe egg supply, at a reasonable price. The incubation is up to you.Came to edit to include pictures of the chicks at 7 weeks! I have some beautiful babies and I think all 6 are hens too! We’re almost done with the run and they’ll be heading out soon! I even somehow ended up with a lavender, a few Fibro Easter Eggers, a barred Wyandotte and a cinnamon queen. There’s only 1 that I’m not 100% on but it definitely looks like it’s half barred rock. Such beautiful and unique chickens! I know my flock is unlike others and that’s awesome! They are also healthy, happy and have good genetics!

When I got the eggs, they were very dirty and had a rotten smell. I candled them and I could see that they were bad. As a controlled experiment, I put them into my incubator together with some of my own farm eggs to see what happens. Some of these eggs exploded during incubation and the rest did not hatch. My own eggs did hatch. The seller did want to give a refund either. Amazon suggested I return them but how can I return cracked eggs?! Besides, I would not get refund on the shipping cost which was the majority of the expense. This experience was a total waste of time, and money. So stay away!

Packed well delay in hatching but starting.

Out of the 14 eggs, only 3 hatched, which was a bit disappointing compared to what I expected. However, the overall experience of trying to hatch them was still enjoyable and rewarding. The eggs were well-packaged and arrived in good condition, so I appreciate the care put into shipping. This might just have been bad luck on my end, but I would love to see a better hatching success rate in the future. Despite the low hatch rate, it was a unique and fun experience

Packaged amazingly well. They sent 15 for an order of 12. I pulled the green eggs thinking they were prob Easter Eggers and I already have 3 of those. Of the 12 Incubated, 10 hatched. Will order again in the future. Just wish I knew the breeds - but I do love puzzles.

Stay clear of this seller. I bought a dozen fertile eggs of mixed breeds of chickens. I have hatched Geese, ducks, turkeys, and chickens for years and 5% to 10% aren't fertilized All of the dozen were unfertile or dead. I've written the seller and the response was, Ineligible for return or replace. $50 for 12 rotten eggs. Shame on you!!!!

Only 5 hatch

Good genetic diversity different chickens and more than one rooster