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

[IggiMom]

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Yes, yes--this thread got very interesting. Although I still send sympathy to the OP.

I will be very interested to see the results of your bubble wrap experiment.

Catherine

 

[ILOVEFRIZZLES]

I just had a hungry man size of scrambled egg. I Cracked three egg form yesterday and two from today and all had a Bulls eye.

So I am going to get her 12 more eggs and send them to her way.

 

[evonne]

that's awsome that you're sending her new ones... and if she gets nothing with this batch.. she's just out of luck...
i hear all these great ahtch rates with shipped eggs, and my 40+ that got nothing were from 4 different people, so i know it's not the shipper, it's the PO out here... so i just wont order shipped eggs anymore... limits me by a bunch.. but...

you get brownie points for getting it taken care of though, and i hope it ends your headache with that person...

 

[Paganbird]

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You'll be able to test your hypothesis soon enough! LOL!
I always wrap my eggs thoroughly in bubble wrap, tape them up, then pack them in a foam carton. This time I wrapped the carton in insulating foam.
I personally don't think the eggs need oxygen (for circulation) at this point, so I don't believe there will be any damage to the embryos. I believe that I could wrap them in bubble wrap & seal them in zip-lock baggies, and they'd still develop. I'm more apt to blame the stress of shipping as a reason for no development.
Also... (to the OP) I have incubated sets of eggs from the same hen. 3 eggs from my hen Blackie were set at the same time. 2 are developing, one was clear. I was not able to find a germinal disc on the clear one after 9 days of incubation. The other 2 eggs are due to hatch on Thursday. Is it my fault that my hen laid a "dud" when her other eggs are fertile?
I don't see how it would be my fault.
No one likes getting "clear" eggs, but that's how it goes sometimes.

 

[huckleberryfarm]

If it's any consolation to the OP, I have several of your eggs in my bator right now and all but one seem to be developing nicely. We are on day 12 now so hopefully in a week or so, we'll start to have some chicks! Can't wait!

 

[ILOVEFRIZZLES]

Thank you sugarhillfarm you are so sweet.

 

[FortWorthChicks]

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I just put mine in the bator yesterday

I hope I get some hatching! I plan on waiting till day 10 to candle.

 

[rsquared]

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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

Henry, I've set some Wellies eggs and candled on day 6 and one is cracked. The crack has not pierced the inner membrance and the air cell is intact. Would you seal crack with beeswax or just leave it alone and watch closely for bacteria/developement? Anyone else have an opinion, appreciate the input.

Risa

 

[jenjscott]

I have succesfully hatched one waxed egg, but I now when it got cracked and I immediately put wax on it. It was a fairly extensive crack and I was very surprised when it hatched.

 

[Deanner03]

I think it is incredibly nice, OP for you to send replacement eggs. I don't think I would. I'm a total newbie to this, so correct me if I'm wrong, please. When shipping eggs (especially during the winter when temperrature fluctuations from region to region are huge), the buyer assumes that they are taking a gamble. I know that there is no 100% way to check fertility prior to shipping, and that some may not be fertile, I know that shipping is hard, and subjects the eggs to temperature fluctuations, a great deal of movement, and possible abuse. I would not assume that the seller is responsible, and should thus replace my eggs, if things weren't going well. There are just FAR too many variables that cold occur AFTER they leave the seller's hands.


Is this wrong of me to assume? I really don't know anything, as my first set of shipped eggs are in the incubator now!