Wow, that's a lot of losses! Do you think shipping had something to do with it? I'm on day 21 of my first hatch. I put in 3 chicken eggs and 3 duck eggs (from my chickens/ ducks). Half way through had to toss out 2 of the chicken eggs (they had a blood ring). The rest are doing great Just hoping the chicken pips soon!
Yes. I think it was shipping. The batch that had 50% hatch was really well packed. It had the eggs bubble wrapped INA small box surrounded by balloons in a large box. The batch that had none hatch was sent wrapped in tissue type paper in an egg carton surrounded by packing peanuts in a medium flat rate box. The batch that had one was a week late being shipped, so they sent 10 extras all in bubble wrap in a box stuffed with paper. One was broke in shipping and my son pulled the box away from me breaking 3 more.