Shipping hatching eggs

[phasianidae]

Is there a thread on the details of shipping eggs? Thanks

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Not that I am aware of. What sort of "details" were you looking for? I'd be happy to answer specific questions, I've shipped LOTS of eggs!

 

[phasianidae]

Thanks, where do you get the boxes, wrapping matterial, ect.?

 

[scbatz33]

I get boxes from USPS - free

Use bubble wrap, aluminum foil and news paper. You can get newspaper free too if you hunt around. Some folks use shredded paper or popcorn. All that can be bought at walmart or any place that sells office supplies.

I also ship mine wrapped in paper towels and egg cartons. I used to use plain old cartons I got from buying eggs, but then I stopped buying eggs. Now I order a lot from eggcartons.com

I wrap each egg in 1/2 a paper towel then put in the egg carton. That is taped shut and wrapped in aluminum foil. Then in bubble wrap. I then sandwich the whole thing in crumpled up newspaper.

I can get 10 eggs in a middle sized flat rate box. You could use a whole carton, but then you don't get as much cushion space on the ends.

For a full dozen they go in a large flat rate box.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Depends on how you want to ship. You can use flat rate boxes from the post office, which are free, or the PO sells "ready post" boxes. You can get bubble wrap either from the PO or from a store like Kroger, or maybe Target?? Or a UPS store would have everything, though I am sure it would cost more there. Maybe talk to a vet clinic about saving packing materials for you? That's a good source because they will get lots of small sturdy boxes, and all of our glass bottles come wrapped in bubble wrap.
Personally, I am really lucky because I work in a veterinary hospital, and the girls that unpack our boxes of supplies save all the bubble wrap for me, and we already save all the smaller boxes, so I just pick through them as I need them. But if you go to the PO and see the thickness of the flat rate boxes, that will give you a good idea on the sturdiness of the boxes you will need to be on the lookout for.
When I ship eggs, I make a little "nest" in the box out of wadded up newspaper, with some shredded paper (or something similar, depends on what I have handy) in the bottom. I then put down a piece of bubble wrap (I use the kind with big bubbles for this part) into the box. Each individual egg gets bubble wrapped (regular size bubbles) with about three layers, and nestled snugly into the "nest" (don't want them banging around). Then the ends of the big bubble wrap get folded over the top of the egg nest, and if there is extra room in the box, I fill it with shredded paper, or whatever I have used in the bottom of the box. Making sure everything is snug and nothing jostles around in the box.

Hope this helps.

Oh, and with this packing method, out of all the shipments I have sent out (even to Alaska) I have only had reports back of 2 broken eggs ever.

 

[phasianidae]

thank you.

 

[scbatz33]

Just remember, there are as many ways to ship eggs as there are people on here. I took my "way" based on three years of receiving hatching eggs in the mail and finding out what worked and what didn't for me. My way may not be perfect and it tends to be a bit more materials and time involved, but I too have shipped all over the country in all kinds of weather and have had great hatch rates reported. So I go with what seems to work.

 

[Illia]

There are a couple options.

I myself just get my boxes free from the USPS, the priority mail ones. I always get those when I receive eggs too. My bubble wrap comes from the USPS, however the UPS stores carry a lot more when it comes to packaging materials.

I myself like to use newspaper, too. Though it sounds bad, I've been shredding and crumpling newspaper bits to use as packaging material for a while now and never heard of broken eggs. Some other cheap ideas are using shredded paper, egg cartons (really saves space and keeps the eggs in place) and foam (cut holes in them or get the pre-cut ones to fit the eggs into)

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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Yep!

I got "my way" from someone I bought eggs from on here.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Here's a link to another way:
Wrapping and Packing Eggs for Shipping .

Lisa