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11 out of 15 eggs shipped from NY to TN hatched....not bad, especially considering I'm a novice hatcher. This was only my 3rd batch AND I had a problem with temp going into lockdown (it got down to 93 for a couple hours). Trish has done an excellent job with these birds/eggs!
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The secret to a good shipped egg...besides spoiling said chickens...is only shipping pullet eggs with lots of bubble wrap and shipping air cells up and then dry incubation.
 
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The secret to a good shipped egg...besides spoiling said chickens...is only shipping pullet eggs with lots of bubble wrap and shipping air cells up and then dry incubation.



I've never heard that.


I actually have to agree with that... have had some of my best hatches with shipped eggs were pullet eggs... even got sent some full sized eggs and a single pullet egg and only the pullet egg hatched out of that batch... and I just sent some eggs to a BYCer and he said that the pullet eggs hatched first, quick and healthy...
 
I've never heard that.

That's because it is something from my own observation. I have tested this theory several times shipping pullet eggs and hens eggs in the same box and without fail the pullet eggs always do MUCH better.

I think the structure of the egg may be stronger in pullet eggs and able to withstand shipping better. Again just my observation but works for me every time
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That's because it is something from my own observation. I have tested this theory several times shipping pullet eggs and hens eggs in the same box and without fail the pullet eggs always do MUCH better.

I think the structure of the egg may be stronger in pullet eggs and able to withstand shipping better. Again just my observation but works for me every time
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Sorry, lurker dropping in.
I usually replace most of my flock each year from pullet eggs - my pullets are usually near a year before they start laying, though. It's because they should start laying in winter, but they all wait until right before spring, it seems. I have noticed that the eggs from the girls I hatched the season before do worse, too (near 2yrs old). I prefer to use only 1st year layers' eggs when I am hatching my Ameraucanas. Since my other varieties are so few in number, I have no choice but to hatch whatever I get. Most of my Cochins are 2-4yrs old. I am lucky to have 25% hatch rates on them - without being shipped. My Ams are usually 90-100%.
 

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