Shipped eggs broken...

I list my packing methods in my auctions for just this reason. No one has mentioned any broken eggs to me and I sure hope they would. If someone gets busted eggs, no matter if it's the fault of the USPS, I'd send them more eggs. They bought eggs to hatch, I want them to HAVE eggs that CAN hatch.

Thanks for saying that --- those are my thoughts as well.
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check you local classifieds for someone local you can go pick hatching eggs up from. I ordered 2 dozen eggs from ebay that were shipped to me and picked up a dozen locally. only 3 of 24 from the shipped ones hatched. 8 of the 12 local ones hatched.
 
if you paid by paypal, they have a dispute form you can file and they will refund the money if they find in your favor, and they usually do, if the seller won't make good on the eggs good luck.
 
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That is usually only when the shipper packed in a way that you've received scrambled eggs. I've just had a wonderful pack job by a seller. 18 eggs shipped, box was xrayed and had a hole in the side. One egg was broken, but it was all packed with wood chips which absorbed the mess. Now 2 1/2 weeks later all 17 remaining eggs are doing well. They all had a heartbeat when I checked to day. That is so amazing.
Katharina
 
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This is very true. I received a shipment of 18+ eggs that were packed beautifully...double boxed, each eggs individually wrapped in bubble wrap and extra bubble wrap all around. Not a single one developed--the shells were porous and the eggs remained clear until the end. I had some other eggs (from my hens and also another shipped order) in the incubator at the same time and all of mine hatched and a few of the other shipment hatched.
 
i would never buy shipped eggs again . i did it once and had a bad hatch. go on ebay and do short distance and it will pull up all the local eggs you can pu. and theres craiglist you put a wanted fertile eggs ad. good luck
 
Don't give up on online shippers, because they give you the option of getting breeds that may not be available locally. Your best bet is look at seller and their feedback and then ask here if someone has done business with them. I've noticed that some sellers get good feedback even it nothing hatches. That is wrong in my point of view. They should at least give you the option to get more eggs at a low cost or for shipping expense. Make it fair for both the seller and the buyer. I also had a bad experience not to long ago. Won 12 eggs, received 12 with odd sizes mixed in and no extra. Only 2 hatched. The seller did not respond to my emails so I did post a bad feedback. Don't let one bad experience be a turn off. There are nice sellers out there too.
Also don't expect more the 30-50% to hatch on shipped eggs. Below 30% is usually a combination of shipping problems and poor fertility. Above 50% is excellent and 70% calls for a party.
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Sure, just look on page 4 of this thread or the following is quoted from our web site....

"We have extremely high hatch rates from our eggs here on the farm. Nonetheless, we make no guarantee concerning the hatchability of shipped eggs! Keep in mind that once the eggs have been shipped, their handling is entirely out of our control. Moreover, we are unable to control any incubation variables that may adversely effect your hatch rate. Therefore we can not guarantee the hatchability of the eggs you recieve. With that in mind, we will make every reasonable effort to insure that the eggs you purchase from us arrive to you as expected. We wrap each egg in bubble wrap, then place the eggs in a styrofoam egg carton. This is then wrapped with more bubble wrap or other packing material. Your eggs will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail."

The key is wrapping each egg individually and making sure that there is no room for movement in the box. I wrap the eggs in bubble wrap, then put them into a halved egg cartons (holds 6 eggs). I close the carton and seal it with tape, then wrap the entire carton in bubble wrap. They then fit ideally into the 6x6x7 USPS Priority Box, which you can get for free at the post office. I then fill the remaining space with more bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or air pouches. By using that size box, you can put two half cartons in there (i.e. one dozen eggs). You can actually ship 6 bantam eggs in that size box via priority mail for about $5 dollars. That doesn't include any packing material expense... tape, bubble wrap, packing peanuts. etc.

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After reading thru this thread and then others that mention something like 25-40% hatch rate is good for shipped eggs, I just gotta share that I got an 80% hatch success from my shipped eggs, incubated under a dutiful broody hen.

I order from Frizzled Feathers Farm and was astounded at the care, each egg was individually wrapped inside the well-insulated box, nothing was moving in that box! I cannot imagine what it would have been like to open the box to a mess of broken eggs- terrible!!

I had no idea how rare it was/is to have an 80% successful hatch rate out of shipped eggs, guess I just got lucky?

I am glad though, my momma hen is happy!!!!
 

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