Shipped eggs in the winter?

[CHICKEN little 1]

Just wondering what outdoor temperatures is it O.K. to get shipped eggs to hatch. What's your experience? It gets quite cold here.

 

[ChickLuver]

I have eggs in the bator right now that I got Monday from Cali. I live in NY

 

[chicken stalker]

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Don't tell me that! The next couple days are supposed to be fairly warm 50's. I may have to fire up a broody hen

What's in your bator?

 

[panner123]

When the temperture is extreem in either direction high or low it is not good to ship eggs. I dislike shipping eggs at any time. Not because of the shippers, they due a great job trying to protect the eggs. It is the P O that you have to worry about. They will do their best to break the eggs. Read some of the other post on this subject. I have made a long distance drive to pick up some eggs I wanted, but wouldn't ship. I was sure the eggs would have the best chance of hatching that way. Not everyone can do that.

 

[bullrider]

I just bought 48 coturnix quail a couple of day ago so i hope they will be fine even if i just get a couple i will be happy this is so much fune

 

[flamingauburnmustang]

Good luck for this hatch.

Keep us posted.

 

[CHICKEN little 1]

Thanks Good Luck on the hatches!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I have personally had much better luck getting shipped eggs to hatch since it has gotten colder. Early this fall I had gotten 20 button quail eggs and 18 A&M quail. I got 3 chicks total out of them. I got more button eggs in early November, shipped all the way from Alaska, and had 19 out of 30 hatch. I have also had pekin ducks (2 of 5 hatch), jumbo coturnix quail (14 of 21 so far hatch), and I have cayuga ducks and frizzled cochins in the bator now, all that were shipped. I think as long as they don't freeze, they should be fine. Just my opinion. Oh, and I have BBS ameraucanas and white, buff, and cuckoo silkies coming this week.

Yes, I know I'm crazy, I enjoy every minute of it!

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I have 42 eggs in the bator now. Shipped from 3 different states the week before xmas. I've candled them and all but 6 have definate movement. Of those 6, some are dark shells and just too hard to tell yet.

 

[magsrags]

chicken stalker ;p :

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Don't tell me that! The next couple days are supposed to be fairly warm 50's. I may have to fire up a broody hen

What's in your bator?

I set 10 eggs on Monday, they had shipped Friday just 3 days before.... it was was frigid!
9 of 10 show fertile as of tonight. go figure. THAT, and had a substitute mailman so they sat in his truck till he delivered at 4PM.Ugh.........I sweated that batch out. :<)​