JUNE - JULY HATCH-ALONG!!!!!!!

[AquaDuck]

I can't fathom NOT setting eggs. My past solutions to that issue has been to buy another Incubator, so I'm probably not helpful for that decision and definitely not a good influence.

Same. My solution was to buy a bigger one... Those who say backyard chickens are free eggs, obviously haven't been hit with the incubator-mania.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I know, I know. Argh!!!

I follow a marans breeder who sometimes piles ALL the extras into one incubator, literally eggs on top of eggs, turns twice the entire time, and has regular hatches.

Lol, It can't be too different from when a hen is sitting on a deep nest of eggs I guess!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Same. My solution was to buy a bigger one... Those who say backyard chickens are free eggs, obviously haven't been hit with the incubator-mania.

I have 5 Incubators now. In my defense they're mostly smaller Incubators, 1 was given to me, and 1 was used and only $15, how could I pass that up?! Lol!

 

[jolenesdad]

I just received the MOST well packed eggs I’ve ever received and every air cell looks perfect.

They’re my partridge Brahma eggs too!!!!!!!! I took some photos of the way they did it I’ll post here.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I just received the MOST well packed eggs I’ve ever received and every air cell looks perfect.

They’re my partridge Brahma eggs too!!!!!!!! I took some photos of the way they did it I’ll post here.

Oh yay! I look forward to seeing how they packaged them!

 

[jolenesdad]

They used pillow stuffing. I was so shocked because as I opened the box it virtually exploded in slow motion with all the fluff expanding.

Inside all the fluff were two egg cartons.

Same explosion when you open them.

And here’s a gif for a visual.

Every egg and air cell looks like I pulled it from a nest box this morning. ​

 

[CluckNDoodle]

They used pillow stuffing. I was so shocked because as I opened the box it virtually exploded in slow motion with all the fluff expanding.

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Inside all the fluff were two egg cartons.

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Same explosion when you open them.

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And here’s a gif for a visual.

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Every egg and air cell looks like I pulled it from a nest box this morning. ​

Lol, that's fantastic! I've never seen eggs packaged like that! Thank you for sharing!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

They used pillow stuffing. I was so shocked because as I opened the box it virtually exploded in slow motion with all the fluff expanding.

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Inside all the fluff were two egg cartons.

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Same explosion when you open them.

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And here’s a gif for a visual.

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Every egg and air cell looks like I pulled it from a nest box this morning. ​

Very interesting! I read a “best practices for shipping” letter over in a shipped eggs thread where they stated that individually wrapping each egg in bubble wrap, then a box within the box, was the preferred method. I hadn’t heard of the pillow stuffing method!

 

[jolenesdad]

Very interesting! I read a “best practices for shipping” letter over in a shipped eggs thread where they stated that individually wrapping each egg in bubble wrap, then a box within the box, was the preferred method. I hadn’t heard of the pillow stuffing method!

Yes I have found that method to be the best until this method. I’ve never had not at least 40-50% displaced even with the bubble wrap methods and this being 0% is shocking.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Yes I have found that method to be the best until this method. I’ve never had not at least 40-50% displaced even with the bubble wrap methods and this being 0% is shocking.

Were they still double boxed?