6 Hatching Eggs: Sage Egger, Turquoise Egger, Easter Egger, Olive Egger

Description

This listing is for 6 assorted hatching egg(s) that will hatch a random assortment of Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Sage Eggers, & Turquoise Eggers (mostly F1, some F2).
Grateful Akers Farm & Apiary
is excited to offer hatching eggs from our mixed flock of pasture-raised hens. We have a wide variety of breeds on the farm, ranging from hard to find heritage birds to self-bred barnyard mixes (
refer below for breed list
).
Most, if not all, hens that hatch from these eggs will lay stunning shades of Sky Blue, Olive Green, Sage Green, or Turquoise eggs (
refer to 1st photo
). Don't be confused by the brown & white eggs in our second photo! Our roosters are pure bred Lavender Ameraucana and Crested Cream Legbar, so their genes mixed with our brown or white egg-layers will produce hens that lay varying shades of blue or green eggs, some with spots!
Just to be clear
, even though the eggs that you are bidding on and receive from us will look like the eggs in the second photo (
brown, white, blue, green
), they will hatch Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Sage Eggers, and Turquoise Eggers who lay the egg colors you see in the first & third photos!
What kind of layers to expect from each egg
:
Any hens that hatch from our
brown
eggs will likely grow up to lay
Olive
or
Sage
Eggs.
Any
hens that hatch from our
blue
eggs will likely grow up to lay
Blue
or
Mint Green
eggs.
Any
hens that hatch from our
green
eggs will likely grow up to lay
Sage
,
Turquoise
, or
Blue
eggs.
Any
hens that hatch from our
tan
eggs will likely grow up to lay light
Olive
or
Sage
Eggs.
Any hens that hatch from our
olive
eggs will likely grow up to lay
Sage
,
Turquoise
,
Green
, or
light Olive
eggs.
Any hens that hatch from our
cream
or
white
eggs will likely grown up to lay
Blue
or
Mint Green
eggs.
*Color genetics are not 100% predictable, but the combinations listed above are the most common results we get on our farm.
Hen/Rooster pairing possibilities
:
These eggs were laid by our mixed flock of pasture-raised/free-range/overly-loved/spoiled hens (Cuckoo Marans, French Black Copper Marans, Blue Birchen Marans, Australorp, Salmon Faverolle, Crested Cream Legbar, Leghorn, Isbar, Olive Egger, Sage Egger, Easter Egger, Turquoise Egger) who were randomly bred by one of our 4 roosters (Lavender Ameraucana & Crested Cream Legbar).
We
usually
collect 1-2 dozen eggs daily, but lately our hens have slowed down with the cold weather. We only ship the freshest & cleanest eggs we have on hand. Most eggs we ship are less than 24hrs old, and we never ship eggs that we wouldn't feel confident putting in our own incubator. Eggs are usually packaged immediately after your purchase, and will be shipped as soon as possible following payment (
typically within 36hrs, unless it's the weekend and we have to wait until Monday for USPS to open...in which case we wait to collect & package your eggs until the day prior to USPS
reopening
). Therefore it's important you pay as soon as possible, so that your packaged eggs don't sit around any longer than necessary before shipping (
the sooner they get to you, the better the chance they have at hatching
). If for some reason your order will take longer to fill, we will reach out and let you know as soon as possible.
*Depending on demand (recently increased), orders could take up to 10 days to get shipped (
in which case
the eggs sent to you will still be freshly collected the day prior to shipping
). We will do our best to let you know if you should expect a delay in shipping, and will give you the option for a refund if the quoted shipping time does not work for you.
Your eggs will be shipped inside of proprietary foam shipping blocks, snugly tucked inside of custom-cut egg compartments surrounded by air cushions.  We've had very good results with this shipping method, and only had 1 customer report a broken egg in 2020 (out of over 1000 eggs shipped). Local pickup is available if you are close to Tuscaloosa or Birmingham AL. We average about a 95% hatch rate with these eggs on our farm, but keep in mind that shipping will likely decrease your hatch rate (and possibly drastically if mishandled during shipment).
WE REALLY REALLY WANT THESE EGGS TO HATCH FOR YOU!
We never ship eggs that we wouldn't put in our own incubator, and always do our best to make sure your eggs get to you intact and in a timely manner so that you have the best shot at a good hatch rate.
BUT PLEASE...refrain from rating us according to your hatch rate
, as there are too many factors out of our control that contribute to poor hatching following shipment (
temperature, moisture, shaking, falling, bumping, dropping, rolling, being crushed, shipping delays, etc.
). Instead, please rate us according to what we CAN control: secure packaging, communication, & speed of getting your package in the mail once payment received.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE RISK OF ABYSMAL HATCH RATES
when incubating shipped eggs.
*Please do not bid on this auction if you are unwilling to accept the risk of a poor hatch rate secondary to shipping stress
.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via eBay. Happy hatching, and we hope you love your new chickens as much as we love ours!