Airlines and carry-on eggs

[walkswithdog]

I've gotten pups shipped on airlines, no problems. I'm disabled and my service dog and I do it together all the time - and all of mine have been German Shepherds, big ones, that's fun. Usually we ride bulk head and she lays under my legs and Laura's. Sometimes they bump us to first class, which is even nicer.

International smuggling of eggs, without going through USDA and country of origin channels will land some HUGE fines, really large ones.

You're as likely to hit "postal gorillas" with the airlines as the post office - because it all pretty much is handled the same by the same people or same type of people. Some care, some don't. If you get lucky you get unscrambled eggs, if you hit craps you get nothing but scrambled and broken eggs. I still get shipped eggs, even though it's been every other order or so that's damaged. I still get some bloodlines in that I'm looking for.

 

[RHewitt]

I brought some bantam and standard eggs home on a flight last year. I packed some in a box with lots of padding and placed them in my checked luggage. I also put about 6 bantam eggs in my carry on bag and let it go through the x ray not knowing if they would pull it out and make me dump the eggs. I made it home no problem. However...not a single egg developed. I assume the x-ray, pressure change or something must have destroyed the air cell or killed the embrio. Not sure if anyone knows for sure what happens. If you do please share because I am still wondering why they did not develope.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Quote:
I believe that there are lots of Igors living in Alaska.

Imp- Have they closed the hunting season on them?

I haven't met one.

Are we speaking a cross purposes?

 

[Imp]

Quote:
I believe that there are lots of Igors living in Alaska.

Imp- Have they closed the hunting season on them?

I haven't met one.

Are we speaking a cross purposes?

Parallel conversation?

 

[ChickNanny13]

I've learned fertile eggs are considered "live animal" and "smuggling" them can lead to HEAVY fines & jail/prison depending on where you're going from & to. Fertile eggs are NOT on the TSA threat list however, it's up to the TSO at security if it is.

I emailed TSA's contact on their website asking if I could....I like a paper trail for back up....The return response was "eggs are not on their threat list" but it's the TSO that makes that final decision. So I then emailed the airport that I would be departing from, explained and informed them I was told (cc the email) that eggs were not on the threat list and it shouldn't be a problem. I was given the green light & would have been given the name of the Supervisor on duty that day in the event I had any problems. The fertilized eggs were considered "live animal" there fore would not go through the X Ray machine but probably swabbed.

The problem I had was returning to Hawaii....Hawaii State Dept of Ag require the fertile eggs be NPIP Certified 10 days prior arrival into Hawaii. They then could be carried on the plane but required to enter the State through Honolulu International Airport, upon arrival the eggs would be given to an airline personnel that would then send it to the Station which is open between 8 - 4 so you need to time connecting flights. The Station is no way walking distance & you would need to retrieve the eggs to make any connecting flights to other islands. The eggs need to be inspected, if they're "smuggled" and you're caught....$250K fine plus jail/prison time.

Here's where it gets STUPID - Eggs can be shipped/mailed through the USPS with NPIP Certification 10day prior directly to me, no inspection required. But if I were to hand carry them, they need to be inspected....Does that make any sense? The thought of shipping/mailing fertile eggs is nerve wrecking, we all know that the box no matter how well packed they are will get tossed. Shipping cost to/from Hawaii is VERY PRICEY and a gamble when it comes to fertile eggs and day old chicks.

Oh then the deal with chicks....Day old chick can be shipped/mailed NPIP certified breeder/hatchery 10 days prior directly to me BUT if I were to hand carry them, it's as with fertile eggs then it would depend on the airlines IF allowed in cabin. Any chicken older, there's RED TAPE!