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[zooweemama]

Haha that's funny! I was thinking the packing popcorn but you really meant popcorn!

nice packaging

I did! haha I've used it for shipping fragile things...thought why not try with eggs?

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Did you line the top and bottom of the box with bubble wrap? The box should have been big enough to be kept upright for the trip. Single boxes often have damage to one egg in the center of the box.

I would like to hear how the shipment did and see a picture.

Thank You!

 

[ronott1]

Each egg is wrapped in a piece of bubble wrap. Bottom piece taped, air cell up and top left open. Popped popcorn alllllll around- the bottom, then the eggs, in between the eggs and on top. I figured this would allow some airflow and the packing can be fed to her chickens. hehe

Now I want pop corn!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Now I want pop corn!

After that I just made some lol. Well and I'm pregnant so that definitely got my carving for salt going haha!

 

[zooweemama]

Did you line the top and bottom of the box with bubble wrap? The box should have been big enough to be kept upright for the trip. Single boxes often have damage to one egg in the center of the box.

I would like to hear how the shipment did and see a picture.

Thank You!

The bottom was lined with a single layer of bubble wrap. The top was not. At no point during packaging were eggs touching the bottom, each other or top. I squished it all from various sides. I marked the box and hope the handlers respect that. I don't think anything will be broken. I just hope no one feels like doing a shake the box experiment because I know that can damage the air cells. *fingers crossed*

 

[zooweemama]

The bottom was lined with a single layer of bubble wrap. The top was not. At no point during packaging were eggs touching the bottom, each other or top. I squished it all from various sides. I marked the box and hope the handlers respect that. I don't think anything will be broken. I just hope no one feels like doing a shake the box experiment because I know that can damage the air cells. *fingers crossed*

I have to admit my husband helped. He ships off equipment that is really fragile (electronics with fragile pieces, even glass) that is worth thousandsssss of dollars so I had him go over what I was doing lol.

 

[tls_ranch]

Nice pictures everyone!

I have 22 barnevelders, 3 welsummers and 1 black sex link in lockdown.  Can't wait!  Only one looks questionable, the rest look perfect!

Go Barnevelders I am hatching some too...Well, they are at my kids school, so i am kind of missing having my incubator here at home. But the first dozen have hatched and the next dozen were pipping as of the end of classes today. I set them in a staggered hatch so that both my kids pre school class and 1st grade class could take turns having chicks hatch in their classroom. I gave 6 pullets to the preschool teacher to take home that hatched this morning and brought the cockerel chicks home.

Trisha


Well, at least I think I gave her six pullets...it may have been 5 or there might of been a cockerel chick mixed in.. I am not sure, LOL. There were about 40 pre school kids nearly trampling me trying to see the chicks as I was boxing them up, LOL.

 

[chickee]

Hmm. Well I can't really see much of anything on Ellie and Emma (the ameraucanas) but that's prob cuz they have pea combs? But like we have a pair of orpingtons and while you can see these itty bitty baby combs one of the chicks is quite a bit larger. Same thing with our pair of olive eggers. But on the sexed chicks from the hatchery (2 Wyandottes and a brahma) their combs are barely there if at all yet.

I would guess that if one of the Orpington chicks has a more prominent looking comb, it could be a rooster. Same with the OEs. The sexed hatchery chicks combs are a good reference to what pullet combs look like

 

[Miss Molly]

Pullet or cockerel? This little one has me utterly stumped. It walks very tall, stands kind of like a Leghorn. But has next to no comb or wattle at 6 weeks? Whatever it is - it's coloring is awesome. This one is from your batch, Ron.

Oh Gosh AmyBeth ......So adorable!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Pullet or cockerel? This little one has me utterly stumped. It walks very tall, stands kind of like a Leghorn. But has next to no comb or wattle at 6 weeks? Whatever it is - it's coloring is awesome. This one is from your batch, Ron.

That is a pullet.

Quote: I will. Hopefully when I get a broody! Gotta check with Mary too and see when she's ready.

Quote: Good luck with your massive staggered hatch!

Every single egg you sent is in lockdown. Fantastic, and now I'm wondering where I'm going to put all these birds. (got another 13 in the brooder, but mostly cockerels) I'll figure it out, I seem to manage somehow. Coop will be a wee bit crowded for the summer.