Hatching Eggs: Blue/Black/Splash Orpington, Merry Manor Location

All Orpingtons including Blue Orpingtons are gentle, sweet, hardy birds and good layers too, so we recommend them as one of the best breeds for beginners. This one has beautiful slate blue plumage and is quite rare. Our quantities are very limited, so we recommend you reserve yours quickly!  PLEASE NOTE: The color blue does not hatch "true" in chickens. Blue is a diluting gene for black. So, 50% of our Blue Orpingtons will hatch blue, and 25% will be black. The last 25% will be "splash," having received two diluting genes. Splash is a very light color, pale blue or white with "splashes" of black and darker blue in the feathers, especially in the wings and tail. Please keep in mind when you order that not all of your blues will actually be blue! Learn more about BBS genetics. Hatch Rate Guarantee  We want every chicken keeper to experience the joys of hatching eggs, but realize that the uncertainty can be a challenge. My Pet Chicken is excited to offer an innovative and unmatched Hatch Rate Guarantee, giving you the confidence to hatch eggs at home! Orders of 12 eggs or less experiencing a 25% or lower hatch rate, qualify for a full complimentary reshipment. To receive your reshipment, contact us within 6 weeks of the ship date. We'll ask a few questions and offer some helpful advice, and place a reshipment order for the next available date of your selected breeds.  Orders greater than 12 eggs with a hatch rate of 8% or less qualify for 50% off a replacement order. Hatching Egg order minimum: Please note: We have three farm locations that we ship from. There is a six-egg minimum from each farm that you choose to order from. Shop more Hatching Eggs from the Merry Manor Location.  Shipping charges: Current shipping rates are as follows:  6-23 eggs: $19.99 24 +  eggs: Free Shipping information: Eggs are always shipped via USPS Priority Mail We ship these hatching eggs on Tuesdays. Unfortunately, due to the importing regulations in those states, we cannot ship fertile hatching eggs to Hawaii, Minnesota, and U.S. territories. Order cancellations: You may cancel your hatching egg order at least 10 days before your listed ship date.  Will my eggs arrive intact?  My Pet Chicken absolutely guarantees that the fertile hatching eggs you order from us will arrive intact and ready for incubation. If any eggs for which you have paid arrive cracked or broken, we will refund or reship them in the case of 50% or more of the eggs being damaged. Please contact us within 48 hours of receiving the damaged eggs to report the issue and provide photos of the damage.  Can I choose which day my eggs will arrive? When you place your order, you can choose your preferred week of shipment. Your order will ship on Tuesdays. Should there be an issue with your order, we will attempt to contact you. Some of our flocks are kept at different facilities, so if you order multiple breeds or assortments, your eggs may not all arrive at once. We will do our best to coordinate, but we cannot guarantee they will all arrive on the same day. If you are uncomfortable with staggered hatches, you may want to place your orders separately or contact us for further instructions. We are happy to help! Will the post office deliver the eggs to my door?  Shipping labels on our hatching egg boxes indicate that the post office should "CALL ON ARRIVAL." This reduces the handling and extremes of temperature the eggs experience en route to you and can ultimately increase the viability of your eggs. However, this information is often not seen by the carrier, and eggs are delivered to the physical shipping address on the label anyway. If it is imperative to you that the eggs not be delivered directly to your shipping address, you can change the ship-to address on your order to the address of your post office of choice, attn: 'your name.' If you choose to do this, make sure to include a valid phone number so the post office can reach you when the box arrives.