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For the purpose of these Terms and Conditions, 'The Customer' is defined as the school, nursery, care home (or individual in the case of private bookings) who purchased a hire kit package from Incredible Eggs.

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After booking

We take bookings in good faith and no deposit is required.

We will contact all pre-booked Customers during the week prior to their booking with the following:

1) An invoice: Payment may be made by BAC's, cheque or cash. All details will be included on the invoice. Please note, the following branches do not accept cash payments, unless made via a bank: Scotland, North & Midlands.

2) Delivery Information

3) A password to access the following documents stored in the 'Resources' section of this website:

• Risk Assessment

• Hatching Guide

• Comprehensive Bird Welfare Manual

• Age Appropriate Educational Resource Pack in the case of schools and nurseries

• Rehoming guide

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Delivery and collection of your hatching kit will usually take place between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm, unless agreed by prior arrangement. Please ensure someone is on site to allow access.

 

Payment

Schools, nurseries and care homes

Payment for kit hire can be made directly after booking or upon delivery, meaning you can choose a payment time which best suits your budget. Please ensure payment is made in full within seven days of delivery, unless agreed by prior arrangement.

Private domestic bookings

Payment should be made in full upon booking. No refunds will be made in the event of cancellation.

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Ownership of birds

All birds which hatch from the eggs purchased as part of a hire kit are the property and responsibility of The Customer who purchased them. 

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We provide The Customer with information and a welfare checklist, so that they can make an informed decision about the suitability of any third parties who wish to keep the birds after the hire period. This decision regarding suitability will rest with The Customer, although we are of course happy to advise if there is any uncertainty.

 

If suitable homes are unavailable, The Customer may sign ownership of the birds over to Incredible Eggs at the end of the hire period and they will be collected along with the hire equipment. 

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Please note: Incredible Eggs does not support the rehoming of birds hatched from eggs we have sold with animal sanctuaries or rescue centres. These organisations are often already over-stretched and working with limited resources, which should be kept available for genuine animal welfare cases. Your Incredible Eggs branch has the necessary facilities and experience in place to responsibly accommodate all birds hatched for which settings cannot find suitable homes.

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Problems/questions arising during the hire period

Once a kit is delivered, the onus is on The Customer to take responsibility for caring for both healthy hatchlings and - on thankfully rare occasions - any which may have problems. Please carefully consider whether this is a responsibility you feel comfortable with taking on before booking. If booking on behalf of another person, please ensure they understand and consent to taking on this responsibility before booking.

As well as a hatching guide, the resources section of this website contains a comprehensive Bird Welfare Manual, written by professional poultry breeders specifically for the Incredible Eggs hatching programme. 

The vast majority of hatches are problem free, but there may be times when additional advice and support is needed. On occasion a bird may hatch which has problems or is not viable. Customers using our services are provided with a telephone number for use in such times, where they can speak directly with a very experienced poultry breeder. Although we will be available by telephone to offer advice and support, it may not be possible for us to actually come out to the setting. Any costs incurred from veterinary surgeons appointed by the setting will be the responsibility of the setting. The best course of action in the case of a hatchling being obviously non-viable involves making the hatchling warm and comfortable in the incubator, away from the children and allowing nature to take its course. Although very sad, this is an unavoidable part of nature. If this is something you are likely to find too distressing, hatching may not be for you.

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Refunds

 The eggs will hatch on your premises, with the majority generally hatching on either the Wednesday or Thursday during the week of delivery. We do not offer refunds if this happens at a time when children/residents are not present, such as overnight, as this is beyond our control.

 

Please be aware that we carefully check the development of all embryos before they are sent out in order to ensure they have the optimum chance of hatching. However, hatch rates do vary. When dealing with nature, it is impossible to predict exact outcomes. In the highly unusual event of less than two ducklings or three chicks hatching, we will offer the choice of either a complete refund or a re-book free of charge at the earliest available date that suits the setting. This will also apply in the event of a failed hatch due to the malfunction of our equipment.

 

Although we do our best to time birds to hatch on the day specified at booking, nature has the final say. Some may hatch early and some may hatch late. This is entirely beyond our control. We will not extend hire slots or offer refunds where birds happened to have hatched later than the date specified at the time of booking.

 

Please be aware that an uninterupted power supply is required throughout the entire hire period. We will not refund or re-book in cases where this instruction has not been followed.

 

Incubators are set up on delivery and the supervising adult should ensure they are not interfered with in any way. We will not accept responsibility for failed hatches where it is apparent that the equipment has either been moved to a different location from where it was originally set up or tampered with. 

 

No deposit is required. We therefore ask supervising adults to ensure our equipment is handled appropriately and all items on the inventory provided at delivery are returned in a good, usable condition at the end of the hire period.

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Please note: We do not extend hire slots or loan equipment after the hire period. All equipment will be collected on the date agreed at booking. 

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Complaints

We want you to be delighted with the service you receive from us! However, if you are not satisfied for any reason, please let us know by emailing us at headoffice@incredibleeggs.co.uk.

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These Terms and Conditions are subject to change from time to time and such change shall become effective and shall govern from the date of its revision.