Hatching rates for mailed eggs

[jmagill]

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Yes they can breathe. They are though often restricted to a smaller volume of air. ( depending on how they are wrapped). I don't know how this restriction effects the eggs. Does any one else?

I have no hard facts but I have my results. I do know that scientific studies show that oxygen during storage and incubation is critical to hatch rates. Maybe my suppositions are wrong but maybe they are not. We are hear to learn and get better hatch rates. Maybe this will help someone.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Hi! Same here (since 2006, anyway).
Wrapping and Packing Eggs for Shipping

Lisa

 

[featherz]

I always get exactly 50% on shipped eggs, sometimes a bit more - my hatch yesterday was 54%. If I go pick up the eggs locally I get 90-100%. I'm happy with this and expect it and try to get enough to fill the incubator each time so I'll end up with 12-13 chickies.

I only wish I had someone local to me with interesting eggs - my local person has plenty of variety and her eggs are very fertile, but they end up being hatchery crosses and for some reason almost all boys.. LOL.

 

[pfmoore17]

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My worst hatches, worst shipping stories, worst everything has always the eggs wrapped in tissue.

I did 21 hatches last year. 20 were mail order, one was a pickup. That particular hatch was 90%.

Of the 20 shipments I received, 15 were fine, 5 were damaged.

Of those 5 damaged, ALL were wrapped in tissue, in the box, shredded paper, I call it "au natural."
Damage ranged from 8 eggs to 2 eggs smashed. In 3 of the cases the hatch was 0% and the other 2 it was 75%.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

There are alot of factors with shipped eggs. How they are packaged is #1 - we wrap each egg in a full 12 x 12" sheet of small bubble wrap. 2 layers of large bubble wrap in the bottom of a standard size #7 shipping box, a layer of packing peanuts, then the eggs, peanuts between the eggs and the side of the box, layer of peanuts on top, 2 layers of large bubble wrap over that. We don't write anything on the box unless the buyer wants it. #2 is the age of the birds that are laying the eggs. We get the best hatch reports from first time layers. #3 Shipping in the heat of the summer is always a much lower hatch rate.

We just got this report from one of our BYC's - Eggs were shipped coast to coast.

Steve, I purchased 12 Dark Cornish eggs from you 1st week of January 2011. You shipped me 15 and i just had a hatch of 14. Really excellent fertility. the one that did not failed around day 7... no further development.

Can't beat that for shipped eggs.

Steve​

 

[jamesbwood]

1 of 7 hatched.

The eggs appeared well wrapped but despite that, one was cracked on arrival.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

My lowest hatch rate on shipped eggs was about 27% or 4 out of 15. My best was about 80% or thirteen out of sixteen.

Eggs from my chickens I typically get 90% or better. 85% or better from my turkeys.

When it comes to shipped eggs I believe it's the shaking they are subjected to that really matters followed by how hot they may have gotten in transit. They can be beautifully packaged and arrived physically intact, but there's nothing that can be done about the shaking they may have been subject to. No method of packaging can protect against that though poor packaging can make it worse.