Has anybody had luck with shipped eggs wrapped in paper towels?

[WalkingWolf]

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You are the customer they can either say no, or follow your input. If you are not happy or confident then do not buy.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

I had someone send me Peafowl eggs wrapped in two thin layers of paper towel. No brainer that most broke and the rest were spoiled from the mess all over them.
I just could not believe someone would ship like that. They were expensive too.
They seemed apologetic, but gee, pack those eggs well if you are selling them.

 

[Smokin Silkies]

I finally got a reply from the seller about my eggs. She didn't say anything about the way she pkgd them. She said she wasn't aware that you can tell ANYTHING from an egg til its been incubated for 5-7 days. I said except the air sac... I told her I was very upset about this but I was going to try and incubate the 3 intact ones AND the ones with detached air sacs and see what happens. I also candled again and one had a very thin hairline..starburst? crack so I tossed that one too. Didn't want to take chance. She offered a refund. She was short, but very nice about it. I wonder if an egg with a detached air sac will hatch? Anybody know the odds? I'm going to have to search for an answer now

 

[Akane]

Every last serama egg I've gotten has had a detached air sac. I think it's one of the reasons some people find them difficult to hatch. So far of the eggs that arrived fertile and not scrambled nearly all developped. My first hatch went badly because of humidity issues with a new bator but my second hatch I got 5 out of 6. These were from Texas to Iowa. Well packaged eggs shipped fresh can have high hatch rates. The only thing I'd suggest for loose air sacs is place the eggs upright in a turner or tilted cartons. Do not lay them on their sides. If kept at the top the damage is minimized and sometimes the air sac will settle back out and stop moving. I have still had some chicks hatch with the air sac on the side of the egg which was pointed up when the egg was laid on it's side. I've also had plenty of chicks skip the air sac entirely and hatch fine. These guys often pip an extra day early when they do that so don't worry if they take a long time to start zipping and finish hatching.

 

[Smokin Silkies]

Since most were damaged, I left them in a carton for almost 24 hours before putting them in the bator as somebody suggested. All the air sacs were at the top, I don't think any were stuck in the middle. I also have an auto egg turner so maybe that'll help the little guys out too.

 

[Pick-a-LilyFarm]

I received 9 eggs from Julie at Gabbard Farms, and she placed each of my speckled sussex eggs cradled in a paper napkin in an egg carton, then she taped around the carton and placed it in a large Priority Mail box filled with fluffed/crumpled newspaper, perfectly packed and they arrived in perfect shape. I couldn't have been happier!!! That same day I received 7 light sussex eggs from Oberhaslikid...each egg wrapped perfectly in bubble wrap, with bubble wrap around all the eggs, in a smaller Priority Mail box, and they arrived in perfect shape. They both marked the boxes as "fragile" and with "arrows" pointing which way the box should sit. All of my hatching eggs that I purchase on Ebay have come in great shape. Too bad if there is a little poop on them....poop happens! Take a scrungy pad and scrape it off....

You take a risk when you purchase eggs online, but I bet the majority of the time, you will end up with nicely packed, well cared for eggs....