Disposable cold packs for shipped eggs?

[Wynette]

I wasn't exactly sure where to post this question, but thought it made the most sense to put it here.

Does anyone use disposable cold packs in the heat of summer with shipped eggs? I was wondering about this last night. Did some quick research online and I could not find a disposable cold pack that lasted longer than 12 hrs.

If not, then do folks just not ship eggs in the hottest weather? Seems a shame, my guys are just getting up & going & laying well...do I need to wait until fall to ship once it gets to be July or so?

 

[Heidi]

Cold packs in w/ shipped eggs sounds like a good idea. I'm just for sure how it would be done. I know when my mareks vaccine is shipped to me it has a cold pack in the box. Maybe someone w/ more know how will come along and let us know.

 

[Wynette]

Good point, Heidi - so do my horse vaccines, and they are priority-mailed just like hatching eggs would be. Maybe I'll contact one of the companies that does so, and ask them what type of cold packs they use - because when I researched online, I couldn't find any that lasted any longer than about 12 hours. Thanks!

 

[Wynette]

So NO ONE other than Heidi has input on this? What a shame....I thought it seemed like a really good discussion topic.

 

[BackSwampGirl]

If there is any to be found I would like to know.I would think it would be ok to ship using these.Does anyone know where we can find them at.....Thanks for posting this,,,Sandra,,,NC

 

[pips&peeps]

Cold packs are used to keep vaccines around 35 degrees. That is too cold for eggs.

I don't worry about my eggs getting too hot. I drop them off right before 5 pm at my post office and they get on a plane the same night.

When they arrive at their destination, they are held at the post office, so there is very little chance of them getting overheated for any prolonged periods of time.

 

[Wynette]

Thanks for you input, Jean.

 

[Bird Brain]

The only thinkg I could think of would probably keep them too cold anyways too. I work at a pharmacy and our refrigerated drugs come in boxes that, inside, have a styrafoam cooler with ice packs. But like I said, that stuff belongs in the refrigerator anyway, so that may be a bit too cold

 

[Wynette]

Thanks, Bird Brain; maybe I'm just worrying too much. Sounds like no one else is too concerned, so I'll just relax!