My Present from the USPS

[Snakeoil]

Thats the worst packing I've ever seen, I'm surprised you got any unbroken eggs. I would be contacting the seller.....

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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ditto!

 

[sandspoultry]

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I see where you said that you got Button Quail in the mail. You do know that in NC you are required to have a Game Bird Propagation License to have ANY type of game birds and that does include quail. Also I think there is more paperwork that is involved to "import" eggs into the state. You might want to check that out....quickly.
Sharon

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Sorry you got broken squashed eggs. I can sympathize. I've rec'd eggs packaged similarly that made it with few intact and / or viable.
Although, even with the broken ones, I was usually able to get some to hatch (eggs packaged *similarly* usually included lots of extras --- it was as though they anticipated there would be a percentage broken).
I just cleaned off the worst of the egg-goo and set them.

all my dealings with USPS, UPS and Fed-Ex have only served to show me that marking Fragile on something gives them an excuse to abuse the package more.

I have not found that to be the case. All the boxes I send out are marked "FRAGILE", "PERISHABLE", "EGGS FOR HATCHING ENCLOSED", etc.

Good luck with your hatch! I hope you get some chicks!

Lisa​

 

[cluckychick]

My son works at the UPS and he told me that ALL packages are dealt with the same wether they are marked fragile or not. It's all in the packaging. If you don't want something broken then package it well.

 

[Buster]

I've stood on a USPS loading dock and watched employees hurl package after package a distance of over 10 feet with no regard to whether they were fragile or not. Some were clearly marked fragile. I've watched UPS workers loading trucks and throw packages in a similar manner. The worst I ever saw was Fed-Ex employees throw a box BECAUSE it was marked fragile, drop it in the process, and then joke around about how it was probably someone's heirloom while kicking it around on the floor.

 

[pamperedpoultry]

WOW Thats a mess!!! I just started shipping eggs and I've been scared to send them in a carton. I've been wrapping each of mine in bubble wrap and putting peanuts, newspaper, or the air packs all around them....I dont think mine have enough room to move at all..Good luck with your remaining few!!!

 

[EweSheep]

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Yep and my hubby worked seasonally with UPS and yes, again, they think its funny to drop kick a fragile marked box!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I have not had any luck with sending eggs in cartons. I have, however, received eggs shipped in cartons that arrived just fine. The best hatch I have had from shipped chicken eggs were sent in egg cartons, with more styro cartons as the 'cushion'. Very ingenious idea, that. I think I might 'borrow' that idea, if I ever get enough egg cartons!

I always send mine wrapped in bubble wrap, with the outside of the box marked 'fragile' 'hatching eggs' 'live embryos' and all that jazz. The last box I shipped, the postal worker that accepted them put stickers all over them marking them fragile, and hazardous, and liquid, and a bunch of other things. Maybe that helped, idk. If they think they may get burned by acid or something, maybe they'll be a bit more careful with them?

 

[Akane]

The best handled package I got was marked "Harmless biological matter". It was aquatic applesnails and one of the bags leaked a little (they were special breatheable bags that were suppose to let air in and out but not water and one malfunctioned). The usps employees freaked out, handled it like it was contagious, and the local po called me to ask what the heck it was and if I could come get it right away.

The only benefit I see normally to marking the box is to avoid xray. If you put hatching eggs they usually won't xray it. Otherwise most people seem to ignore it and there are a few out there that purposely damage such packages.