~Your hatching eggs will be packed with the utmost care and delivered 2-3 day Priority Mail safely to you. Express shipping is available upon request for an additional charge. Our shipping procedures have been very successful and in most case all eggs arrive intact and in good shape for hatching.

~Seldom but occassionally, regardless of how carefully your eggs are packed, packages are mishandled and delicate eggs arrive broken. Please contact us when your hatching eggs arrive with any concerns you may have.... we truly want you to have a pleasant experience, hatch some beautiful chicks and form a long term relationship with us!

 

 

Effective 8/01/09 

Shipping charges will be:  

    flat rate of $8.95 for less than 1 dozen~

    flat rate of $10.95 for 1 dozen~

        flat rate of $12.95 for more than 1 dozen~

 

   24 eggs is the maximum quantity we can safely pack into one box...  You may order more than 24 eggs at a time, but they will ship in separate containers.

 

~ We currently ship only to the lower 48 states and Alaska~

 

 

~IMPORTANT!!!    ALLOW YOUR HATCHING EGGS TO "REST" UPON ARRIVAL. They should be unwrapped, placed pointy end down and stored at room temperature for twelve to twenty four hours before being placed in your preheated incubator..... This will allow the air cell to stabalize. 

~All eggs are gathered daily to ensure freshness and improve viability.


~Our rooster to hen ratio is a minimum of 1/7 in each coop . . . hatching egg fertility is checked daily by manually cracking eggs and locating the blasdoderm (The germinal membrane in an ovum, from which the embryo is developed. With practice this is easily located).


~As with all reputable breeders, Gabbard Farms in no way guarantees your hatching egg success . There are too many variables involved with hatching eggs such as, but not limited to:

  • Damage from mishandled packages in shipping
  • Inexperience with incubation
  • Faulty incubators
  • Incorrect incubator temperatures
  • Incorrect incubator humidity levels
  • Improper storage of eggs (not allowing your eggs to rest before putting them into the incubator)
  • Improper cleaning of the incubator prior to starting incubation (this may allow bacteria to form and contaminate your eggs)

~Please remember that you are not paying for chicks and you are not paying for 90% hatches on shipped eggs, though some people do get these results, this is not guaranteed to happen every time.

~Hatch rates are lower on shipped eggs in general but, shipped eggs ARE hatched successfully everyday! 

~All of these things are generally understood by seasoned buyers of hatching eggs.

***IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THIS PLEASE PURCHASE EGGS FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.

~We appologize if this sounds harsh. We do not want you to be dissapointed in any way with your purchase. You need to understand what to reasonably expect and accept the fact that from time to time hatches are unsuccessful..... even for the experienced person...

~Please educate yourself prior to purchasing your first hatching eggs.... You will find informative and helpful links on the Info page which explain the incubation process in great detail and also give you some guidance when trouble shooting~

 


NPIP  71-600

 
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