Shipping eggs-real popcorn?

[TexasVet]

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I tried shipping eggs that were wrapped in bubble wrap and placed inside egg cartons. The cartons were wrapped in bubble wrap, and placed inside a box, which was also wrapped in bubble wrap and placed it inside a second box. It didn't work! Nearly all the eggs were broken or scrambled on arrival.

I've also received eggs that were firmly pressed into foam... the eggs arrived unbroken, but the yolks were scrambled. My theory is that the egg itself can't move, so any movement or shock transfers to the yolk, which is thrown against the inside of the shell.

I've had the best luck with wrapping each egg separately in large-bubble bubble wrap (ends open) and then placing them directly into the shipping box. It may not be eco-friendly, but the eggs arrive in much better shape!

Kathy, Bellville TX
www.ChickenTrackin.com

 

[TexasVet]

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Many companies now use packing peanuts made out of corn starch. If they get wet, they just melt. If you're really concerned, just buy some of those to use.

But my other comment stands... eggs that are wrapped individually in bubble wrap do the best in shipment.

Kathy, Bellville TX
www.ChickenTrackin.com

 

[Akane]

Eggs wrapped individually and left in the box without any container do not survive. They shift too much and scramble the yolks. Yes they'll get their without breaking but not without moving. They do best if they cannot move at all. I put them in a carton and then pack the carton so tight they can't move. Then wrap the carton and pack it so tight it can't move in the box. When I don't use cartons I wrap the eggs in bubble wrap individually then set them all together and wrap them together tightly in several layers of bubble wrap. Then make sure they are firmly packed in the box so they can't move.

The absolute worst box of eggs I got did not have a single broken egg. The eggs were individually wrapped in bubble wrap and stuck in packing peanuts which were very tightly packed so the box was bulging. The eggs were all over the box and scrambled to the point they had no yolk, white, or air sac. They were one solid blend of goo inside.

 

[TexasVet]

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And I've had exactly the opposite results. Go figure! I use the method recommended by EggBid at http://www.eggbid.com/help/packeggs.cfm

Kathy, Bellville TX
www.ChickenTrackin.com

 

[Akane]

Those eggs are still packed tight. I've done eggs similarly but like I said I wrap them all together once to make it less likely they'll shift. My problem is people think they can wrap the eggs individually without the bubble wrap taking up the whole box and then they use something that does not keep the egg in place like the packing peanuts or popcorn we're discussing here. It does not work. The bubble wrap from each egg isn't even touching anymore by the time they reach me. The eggs have slid around the box until some are touching the bottom, some are touching the sides, some are touching the top, some are still in the middle and all are scrambled.