Shipped Egg Question some one please see if you know the answer

[tnchickenut]

I agree. There was no real reason to crack it open at 6 days... I can understand 10, if it wasn't candling the blood vessels.

People can be strange. I am a firm believer in "set it and forget it" the more you mess with the incubator and eggs the more you will mess it all up. Is this buyer of yours experienced or faking it?

 

[Laurieks]

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Good to know! I was about to ship with that (will be my first time).
I guess I'll use shredded paper/bubble wrap combo.
Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

I have carefully opened eggs that I thought were not fertile, and it's not easy because after "cooking" a few days, the yolk is very delicate. I needed to know if it was fertile. If the blastodisc is on top (too delicate to turn over at this point), you should be able to tell if it was fertilized, but just did not begin development.

I had occasion to test this out when egg after egg of my Lt. Brahma hen, bred by my Blue Orp rooster, did not develop. I mean maybe 50 eggs, set by me as well as others. I checked for bullseyes before ever incubating them and knew they were good to go. What I discovered is that, yes, they were fertilized, but would not develop. It seemed to be a chemistry issue between Suede and Miranda. No problem with the Buff Brahma hen or the Orps, just Miranda with Suede.

 

[kathyinmo]

Off topic ....

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I have had many many eggs shipped in bubble wrap, without a problem. Well ... I think there was no problem. I guess maybe the ones that didn't hatch might have had a problem ??? Could you tell me where the source of this information is, please? I find it interesting, and I know many people use this method. Thanks.

On topic ...

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If there is a dark blob .... it IS developing! Why do you think it should be tossed? I don't understand.

By the way .... NO, I am not the buyer of this OP's eggs. I am just trying to help here ....

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

...bubble wrap too tight can take oxygen away.....

That wouldn't effect whether eggs develop or not. I wrap all my eggs quite tightly in bubble wrap for shipping and it's never effected development.

If you crack the 6-day-into-incubation egg, you can definitely tell whether there is a bulls-eye or not --- IF you can crack the egg without breaking the yolk. Something I noticed here is that older eggs (in the 7 - 10 days old range prior to incubation) are more likely to scramble when trying to crack-out, than fresher eggs.

Good luck!

Lisa​

 

[Chipper]

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That wouldn't effect whether eggs develop or not. I wrap all my eggs quite tightly in bubble wrap for shipping and it's never effected development.

If you crack the 6-day-into-incubation egg, you can definitely tell whether there is a bulls-eye or not --- IF you can crack the egg without breaking the yolk. Something I noticed here is that older eggs (in the 7 - 10 days old range prior to incubation) are more likely to scramble when trying to crack-out, than fresher eggs.

Good luck!

Lisa

I agree, this would be one reason you would want to break the egg open at around 6 days instead of waiting for the egg to cook even longer.

Kathy,extra-embryonic membranes ??? I Love IT ! LOL

I have had lots of eggs shipped to me and I would rather see them wrapped in bubble wrap than anything else.

 

[speckledhen]

I agree with Lisa. I always ship in bubblewrap. Learned it from her and never have found a reason to change. Only have had maybe one broken egg in the last three years and the box was punctured. Never seems to affect hatchability in a negative way at all.

 

[hcammack]

Chickie'sMoma :

did she mention anything about candling them and seeing the air cell floating back and forth. it can be hard to see when they are new sometimes since they are so small but it would be noticeable with turning it all around.

i've cracked eggs open that appeared to have started and quit after a few days and were candled at around day 10 or so, and the the bulls eye turned into a 'halo' about 1/2 inch diameter. depending on how gently she cracked it may determine how well she saw it.

I agree with this I recieved a shipment of eggs and a few eggs out of the 18 had moving and detached aircells I could see a bullseye when I cracked them but honestly there was no development they were just to scrambled. That may have been the problem 9 out of the 18 eggs candled with great development and good aircless but the 9 that didn't make the cut were all just bullseyes and no development or veins.

Henry​

 

[hcammack]

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I agree I wrap as tightly as I can in three layers of bubble wrap and I have had two 90% hatches from my shipped eggs and most of the people who have recieved them recently reported that they have most of their eggs developing. I have also only ever had one cracked egg and its currently developing I have only been shipping for a few months though .

Henry

 

[ILOVEFRIZZLES]

I know my roos is do the job I have about 20 chicks right now and I do test my egg I all way hatch some myself and I but some in the bator at least once a month most of the time more i run four bator at one time really need to get a cabinet one. lol