Chicken Hatching Eggs Raised on Organic (12 Eggs)

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!

Out of 12 only maybe 5 have signs of having chicks the other 7 were not fertile. Disappointed

This is one of the very few times that buying fertile eggs on Amazon worked out for me. From here on out it's on me because the Seller sent good healthy eggs that ARE fertile. Thank You! I love supporting the family run farms, also I just got to appreciate the packing job. Perfection! EDIT I GOT 10 beautiful healthy babies! Mind blown.. They were strong and thriving from day 1 and they are from some of the more rare favorite breeds. Its always a risk with shipped eggs .i just got my second purchase and sure hope to get another great hatch. These eggs ARE FERTILE but things can happen in shipping30%-50% is a great hatch rate

Not a single one was cracked, they were packaged perfectly. The appearance was okay, a little messy, but today is incubation day 20 and I already hear them chirping so they appear to be totally ready to hatch.

****Day 21 update: Sooo, still amazed at the results 9 of 12(14 but I don't count the 2 extras as part of what was expected). We have 9. Baby chicks that are happy and healthy (would definitely buy from here again! Giving the last 3 a couple more days to see if they'll hatch, but so far amazed by the results. (The 2 photos of the chicks in the brooder are all 9 chicks (5 in one and 4 in the other). Day 18 first part of review: They gave me 14 eggs! Unfortunately the 2 extras were needed as 2 went bad in the first 2 weeks of incubating. But now we have 6 of 12 already hatched and 3 more already pipping (1 naked neck, one bantam barred Plymouth rock, and unsure of the others (haven't gotten a good look yet)). I was expecting 6 at the most hatch rate, but this is my best clutch and 2nd attempt (first one was 1 of 14 from a different hatchery sadly). Thank you so much! Will update with final hatch results, but so far amazing 😍!

I purchased 12 hatching eggs, but only 9 arrived intact because 3 were broken. The packaging was not good. Two days ago, one baby chick hatched, but none of the other eggs have hatched yet.

All eggs hatched I have an all black hen that's a new one to me! very happy excellent shipping speed was nervous because how cold it was during shipping, but I let them rest for 24 hours before putting them in and they all made it don't know what they all are but only 4 little roos pretty good odds.

hatch rate very low. first batch of 12 were rot or empty, we got one that hatched but next day died. the seller very responsive and considerate offered a second batch at no cost. 2nd batch was much better, we got 3 healthy hatchings all on the same day, the others leaked liquid and smell rotten. upon inspection a few eggs had full ground chicks but with the belly not fully formed or sealed. I'm grateful that the seller gave us a second opportunity and happy with my 3 chicks, 2 black and one white.