Fertilized Hatching Eggs - Terms & Conditions

Please read and agree to our terms and conditions in regards to fertilized hatching eggs BEFORE you make a purchase.

In general it is understood that hatching eggs come with risks and especially those that are shipped. Due to the uncertainty of how they are handled during transit to you and your incubation practices that are out of our control, we DO NOT guarantee hatch rates.

We understand that the post office may handle your package of eggs inappropriately while they are in transit. This could cause detached air cells, or worse, broken eggs. We pack our eggs with their fragility in mind in our best attempt to get them to you SAFELY. Eggs are packed snuggly in foam shippers and shipped via USPS with your selected shipping option at check out.

Egg orders shipped via Standard Priority Mail come with $50 of insurance. Deer Run Farm does NOT assume responsibility for damages to egg orders shipped via Standard Priority Mail. Customers who select Standard Priority Mail to ship their eggs are welcome to file a claim with the USPS. For best results on a claim approval, it will be NECESSARY for customers to supply the USPS with photo evidence of the damages. We understand that the $50 of insurance may not cover the entire cost of your order. For this reason we ask customers to REQUEST additional insurance in the comment section when placing your order.

Egg orders shipped via Standard Priority Mail with SAFE HANDLING come with $50 of insurance. Any damaged eggs upon arrival will be considered for a refund, replacement or credit to the customer's account once an insurance claim filed by Deer Run Farm is approved with the USPS. Customers must provide evidence of damages upon arrival including the label on the box and the box itself for the claim process. We understand that $50 of insurance may not cover your entire order. For this reason we ask customers to REQUEST additional insurance in the comment section during check out.

Egg orders shipped via Priority Mail EXPRESS come with $100 of insurance. Any damaged eggs upon arrival will be considered for a refund, replacement or credit to the customer's account once an insurance claim filed by Deer Run Farm is approved with the USPS. Customers must provide evidence of damages upon arrival including the label on the box and the box itself for the claim process. We understand that $100 of insurance may not cover your entire order. For this reason we ask customers to REQUEST additional insurance in the comment section during check out.

**We cannot control the conditions in which our customers incubate the eggs they receive from us. For this reason we do not take responsibility for poor hatch rates and do not offer refunds on eggs that do not develop or do not hatch.**