Egg Experiment

[chickened]

I am conducting an experiment on hatching eggs. I am going to take eggs of various ages like 1 day old up to 10 day old, package them as if for shipping, simulate a shipping environment by shaking them, dropping them and putting them in cold temperatures and then open them in 4 days and see what the look like under candling and then incubate them.

I have often wondered how or what causes them to not hatch and what extent of damage is actually caused from shipping in a hope to better my shipping methods and then share the results.

Anything that I have overlooked please bring to my attention.

 

[DirtCreature]

sad. LOL

 

[SkyeSchazade]

I saw posted somewhere that its the change in air pressure when eggs are flown that causes the most damage. Eggs packed properly do well for the most part with being tossed around.

 

[chickened]

I can simulate that with my air compressor if I knew the pressure change at 30,000 feet.

I wonder if shell thickness is a factor?

I saw posted somewhere that its the change in air pressure when eggs are flown that causes the most damage. Eggs packed properly do well for the most part with being tossed around.

 

[hemet dennis]

An air compressor wont do it you need a vacuum pump and a sealed chamber to put the box in.

 

[chickened]

Like a plastic bucket with a lid and my shop vac?

An air compressor wont do it you need a vacuum pump and a sealed chamber to put the box in.

 

[hemet dennis]

Like a plastic bucket with a lid and my shop vac?

You would need a vacuum gauge and if you're about sea level you will need to get about 10 and a half PSI of vacuum for 30,000 ft.