FUll terms & CondItions
Thank you for taking the time to read about the risks. If you have any further questions about your purchase please email the farm.
The best way to introduce clean, disease free birds to your farm is through hatching eggs. Breezy Bird Farms is offering the opportunity to obtain beautiful healthy stock, however it is important to understand the full risks set forth regarding your egg purchase.
Understanding and accepting the many challenges of hatching eggs:
Hatching eggs are not guaranteed to hatch. The hatch rate can offer many variables. Each hatch is unique. The farm assumes that the buyer is aware of all the risks with the shipping of eggs. Only purchase if you feel comfortable accepting this risk. as hatching eggs may not be for everyone! There is a signed agreement at check out to ensure you agree before committing to the purchase.
Remember: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch!
- Purchasing hatching eggs involves risk. This risk is non negotiable regardless of the outcome. Due to the nature and variables involved in the process, the farm cannot offer refunds or guaranteed hatch rates. There are too many variables with hatching eggs due to travel time, methods used , experience levels and handling. Multiple levels of incubators, weather variables, heat or humidity, skills involved with the user and so forth.
- Hatching egg parcels are not insurable by couriers.
- You take a calculated risk with incubating eggs and your results will vary with each hatch.
- Fertility and egg production can fluctuate due to weather variables (ie. heat, smoke, drought, cold and rain) and this is out of the farms control. Some eggs may make the journey, while others do not, this includes eggs within the same package.
- Please remember the hatch rate is not guaranteed even in the most ideal circumstances. Even under special circumstances if you picked the eggs up. Not every egg may be fertile or start growth even when fertile.
- Fertility may be affected during shipping, leading to the appearance of non-fertile eggs when observed with the naked eye during incubation. Additionally, some eggs may begin to show signs of fertility but may fail to develop early on without any visible warning. If you purchase from the BBF store, this is confirmation that you accept all risks associated with the product offered.
- Chicks generally hatch out approximately, 50% female and 50% male but there are no guarantees when it comes to hatching. Eggs are not replaced due to the sex hatching that you are dissatisfied with. Eggs cannot be sexed!
- It is a good idea to order two to four times the number of hatching eggs, as the number of hens you plan to have in your flock. Multiple shipments may be required for a specific desired outcome.
- Orders in processing or in the line up cannot cancelled or refunded. Orders cannot be changed once packaged and ready to be shipped.
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Weekly fertility checks are scheduled to ensure 90% or higher before selling. This may fluctuate slightly and is normal.
- Shipped fertile live hatching eggs carries a slight risk of resulting in chicks with abnormalities. This can occur due to rough handling of the package during shipping and also due to incorrect incubation settings. Eggs are purchased at your own risk.
- Hatching eggs are final sale.
- Eggs are collected from Tuesday-Sunday and inspected and sorted. They are labelled with breed codes in pencil. If you prefer the eggs being packed in egg foam shippers, this can be purchased. Each shipper holds up to 16 poultry egg, quail shippers hold up to 24 eggs.
- Higher order volumes may be subject to additional shipping fee's due to large sized boxes that are required. The store cannot automatically calculate this cost.
- The farm currently ships Canada post, UPS and purolator. This may depend on your area and what is accepted. Each parcel is sent with a signature required. Some areas may be excluded. This is the carriers decision and not at the farms and we do not take responsibility for carrier changes.
- Hatching eggs are shipped each Mondays and Tuesday. Select 3 day or less shipping in order to get them before the weekend. Note this is not guaranteed as this is out of the farms control. Shipping timelines are not guaranteed if there are delays. Expect delays during holidays as this slows the mail system. The farm holds no responsibly for eggs that get caught up over the weekend at the post office.
- Breezy Bird Farms is not responsible for delays, breakage nor losses during shipping. Purchase egg armour for the additional benifits such as eggshell insurance.
- There is no insurance on eggs via shipping carriers.
- Packages are marked fragile.
- You will receive a tracking number prior to the package being shipped. Labels can be created as early as your order is placed in order to ship all customer orders promptly. This may result in orders not being able to be added onto or changed due to the box size and weight already pre-determined. For tracking - You might need to cut and paste the tracking into the companies tracking. Clicking directly on the tracking may not work with every carrier or on specific devices used.
- It may take a few hours to a day for tracking information to be updated online. Please be patient. There are times tracking is not updated, especially during heavier loads during holiday weeks. The parcel is not lost. It just was not scanned. The farm is not able to retrieve any information regarding your the status. The farm receives the same information that is online.
- The farm is not able to accept phone calls or texts. There is no business line Emails only. Please note this is a one person operation. Most time is spent on farm and not in the office.
Collecting, Storing, Packaging your hatching eggs for Shipping:
-Hatching eggs are collected several times throughout the day
-The eggs are collected over the course of one week. The eggs are sorted and kept in a cool dark room with humidity ranging between 55-65% and 10-15 degrees C.
-The farms only ships eggs that are hatching well on our farm.
-It is normal to have some debris on the eggs. You can sanitize your own prior to incubation. It is customer responsibility to due their own research on santizers and source their own sanitizing products.
-Heat packs are available in the store to add in cooler weather. There is no guarantee that heat packs help or hurt the products. However, many customers request them so this is at buyers risk.
-Boxes are labeled fragile.
-Any packages refused for any reason that are sent back to the farm are 100% non refundable. This means no refund in product or shipping costs.
- The farm is not responsible for receiving incorrect addresses.
http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/ALBCchicken_assessment-3.pdf
Preparing for Incubation:
Disclaimer: any tips or advice on this website for incubation or any other nature , does not guarantee your hatch rate and the farm takes no responsibility any outcomes you may not be satisfied with.
Once your eggs are received, it is important to candle them and remove any cracked eggs. Cracked eggs are non refundable and no credits will be issued unless the Egg Armour is purchased as this carries a farm offer guarantee.
Check the air sacs. If any are saddled please visit the links page for tips. The hatching eggs require to rest. In a cool room with the pointy side down for 12-24.
Temperature to incubate poultry and quail eggs is 99.5 f for the first 18 days. Humidity from 35% - 45%. Final 3 days is 99 f. Humidity is 65%
Quail eggs info
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If your eggs have already been in transit for a longer period than expected you can put them in the incubator pointy side down, but do not turn on the turner for 24-36 hours.
Tips:
- Clean and sanitize the incubator prior to your hatching eggs arrival.
- Recommended incubators: Borotto, GQF cabinets(not styrofoam units), Brinsea
- Maintaining incubator room temperature between 70 -75f with good ventilation and relatively high humidity will increase your hatch rate.
- Turn on your incubator to warm it up a three days prior to setting your eggs. This way you can check for any issues a head of time. Watch for fluctuations using manual thermometer in numerous locations. Different areas may sport different temperatures and this will vary depending on your equipment.
- Wash your hands and unpack the eggs. Do not use lotion or any fragrances on your hands prior to handling the eggs.
- Mark the eggs will an O on one side and an X on the other side with a pencil if you plan to turn by hand.
- It takes 21 days to incubate poultry chicks.
- Turn the eggs an odd number of times daily in a small incubator if you do not have a turner especially in the first week. Auto turners are recommend to reduce humidity and heat loss. 3 to 5 turns per day.
- Check your eggs with a candler or cell phone light at 5-8 days or later for development
- Remove any eggs that are not developing correctly, are cracked or have become damaged.
- On the 18th day, your eggs are ready for the hatcher. Raise the humidity to 60% and this may vary depending on the dryness in your home or area during that time of year. Too much humidity can cause hatching problems and or deformities so do not overdo it. Chicks can drown in too much humidity. Too little and they can shrink wrap inside the shell. This is a process the buyer must learn and figure out though experience. There really is not same set of rules that can apply for all. Only guidelines.
- Do not help chicks out of the shell. They do not hatch for a reason.
- A chick brooding lamp of 250 watts can be used.
- The farm uses Metal GQF automatic brooders that are designed for chicks. Check your insurance policy on what you are allowed to use that won't affect your home policy.
- Chicks require heat at least until feathered in at week 6-8
- Remove any bully chicks and place them in a separate brooder.
- If the chicks do not want to drink, dunk their beak into the water to get them going.
- Be sure smaller chicks can reach the feeder. The farm sprinkles feed on a shop towel to start off young quail and bantam or smaller breeds.
- Keep your brooder area dry and clean. Drafts, high humidity and or hea ,ammonia are harmful and cause sickness and death. Insects such as flys, parasites and rodents can carry pathogens and make your chicks sick or cause disease. Ensure the water is cleaned daily Bacterial grows quickly as they emit feed from their mouth back into the water when they drink. Keep a proper height for the waterer so shavings and feces do not enter. Proper lighting and air flow may require adjusting. Some lights can flicker that we many not notice but can cause high stress and anxiety in birds. Stressed birds can be susceptible to illnesses.
Possible causes of an unsuccessful hatch: -loss of viability can happen with mishandled packages in shipping or during any type of travel or extremely late eggs could lose viability. -Exposure of the eggs to extreme temperature/pressure/x-ray/difference in elevation -Weather/humidity can affect fertility and development of the eggs in the hen during the lay time. It can also affect travel and incubation (ie. dry or humid weather/hot, or cold temperatures) If purchasing in the winter or heat of summer, please note the additional weather risk. These are not covered by the farm. -Inexperience with a New or old incubation/failure to prepare/improper technique -Type of incubator, faulty incubator, turner or egg capacity, power loss. -Incorrect incubator temperatures at time of setting or during hatch
-Incorrect incubator humidity levels and or hot/cold spots inside the incubator (cold spots is very common and a main cause of underdeveloped embryo)
-Improper storage of eggs and not allowing your eggs to rest before putting them into the incubator for up to 24 hours even with picked up eggs as condensation builds up in the eggs
-Improper cleaning of the incubator and not sanitizing the eggs prior to starting incubation
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Not cleaning hands properly before handling eggs or handling them too much, especially during the first week of incubation -Location of the incubator: keep the incubator in a cool area away from sunshine, drafts and heavy traffic Choosing the best shipping method
Multiple choices for shipping is located check out. Expedited is generally for those close to Manitoba where shipping is 4 days or less. PLAN for delays. Hatching eggs are an investment purchase, please select a shipping method that gives your investment the best possible chance to hatch chicks. Investing in premium eggs, should mean investing in the method to get them to you. There are no refunds or credits on ANY shipping mishaps such as rough handling, broken or cracked eggs.
Fertile Blastoderm
Cracking incubated eggs open to determine fertility is not going to be accurate. A fertile blastoderm will look like an infertile germinal disc after only a very short time in the incubator and especially if it had started to develop but died very early, or was disrupted during transit. Remember, that there are thousands of cells that must survive undisturbed in order for a fertile egg to start growth.