Shipped eggs hatch success rate?

[Biochick]

I just finished a hatch with both local and shipped eggs.
This has never happened before, I had 100% hatch on local eggs. I've been using the dryer humidity method.

60% hatch on shipped eggs.

 

[klf73]

there really is no one answer IMO. I have had anywhere from 100%-0% with shipped eggs. There are so many factors involved, not just the source of your eggs. It also matters the age of the egg(how long the PO has them), treatment of the egg(whether or not they were mishandled), temps(not just where they start or end but also where they transfer planes and where they are put in the plane). It really is a crap shoot.....

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

It varies I guess.
My recent shipped eggs from the same source In a Still-Air-Incubator:

Ameraucana 3/11 = 27%
Blue and Black Copper Marans 10/10= 100%

 

[BawGock]

I have had good success on shipped large fowl eggs.
Usually out of the ones that do develop, 90% of them hatch.
But I've noticed on the three batches of shipped silkies that I have set this year, I have experienced a few of them quitting on me after day 18.
The last batch I set 6 out of 7 developed one quit before day 18 and two quit after day 18 but non long after lockdown because they did not fully develop.
My bator and hatcher are rock steady 1588's, I use a Brinsea Spot Check in both and I calibrate the hygrometer with every new set of eggs.
I also sterilize my bator, turner and hatcher each time so I'm assuming the eggs are being compromised during shipping.
Go figure

Carolyn

 

[kipper]

I'm sure shipped eggs must take some abuse, between heat, cold, dropping, tossing, and being squished. I haven't had any shipped yet, does the way they are packed for shipping vary a lot?

 

[Sweetfolly]

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Yes, it can. I've received eggs that were individually bubble-wrapped and placed in a "nest" of shredded and crumpled paper, and eggs that were individually bubble-wrapped and sandwiched in an egg flat, with the box around it stuffed tightly with plastic grocery bags.

I got two shipments of eggs from the same seller in the past two months, and the first one was phenomenal - I had one broken air cell, and of 11 eggs, 8 developed and are in lockdown (Day 20) in my 'bator right now. The Postal Service messed up on the second shipment and sent it from PA to FLORIDA and then back up to me in WI - which is ridiculous, because that box should never have gone south of Ohio. It was subjected to a LOT more handling, it was in the hands of the USPS for twice the amount of time, and traveled through HUGE variances in temperature compared to the first shipment. Of the 13 eggs in that second shipment, which were packaged exactly the same way, 6 had ruptured air cells, and while they're only on Day 3 right now, I don't have much hope for that hatch. I'll be thrilled if I get two chicks from it.
EDIT: Just wanted to update that I did get two chicks from that shipment - just two, for a 15% hatch rate.

There are so many variables in shipping eggs - you just have to cross your fingers and hope that they seller does a good job packing fresh eggs, that the Postal Service handles the box gently, doesn't x-ray it, and gets it to you quickly, and you have to hope that the weather cooperates and the eggs don't get too warm or cold in transit.

It's really quite stressful - but, sometimes it's the only way to get the birds you want!

 

[sunnydt]

Just got done with my first hatch in my forced air hovabator and out of 30, I threw out 2 and had 16 hatch. 12 did not hatch. They were moving around too but never pipped. So I guess I had almost a 60% hatch. I feel better reading everyones response here because I didnt know what the hatch rates were and what was considered good for shipped eggs. All my eggs were shipped too.