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Thank you Laurie. I was wanting to say the same thing. My DH said I shouldn't be so upset about the eggs that arrive in horrible shape since most people don't "take the care that" I do in my birds. I'm starting to believe that is true.
Shipping eggs is hard enough on the embryo to begin with but then to contend with dirt and muck and having to wash them to keep the bacteria down will render them useless. Not only that, but if you do staggered hatches, as I do, you run the risk of infecting other eggs! Dirty eggs are a waste of time and money to the buyer, ie YOUR CUSTOMER!
It's common courtesy. If some one pays for an item they expect it to be in good condition. If you want repeat business, you will make sure it is so. What your eggs look like when they are sent out is a DIRECT reflection of the kind of animal husbandry you are doing and it is most certainly a reflection of what you think of your customers.
Yep I agree. Just recieved eggs on one was the size of a silkie egg and there is no way I can no anything with it. Also, lets use a little more bubble wrap and the right size box for crying out loud! I do prefer my eggs on being straight fromt he coop no washing at all as it removes the protective film on it. I hatch my eggs the same way I collect them dirt and all. I have never had a problem hatching a dirty egg. Myabe I am lucky but those are the eggs I like. Now, if the egg is underwater and has a 2 inch coating of mud on it, yea I will not put it in the bator. It goes back to the birds.
