Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

My shipping egg scenario was end of April early may. 4 Eggs were wrapped in paper towel- I thought bubble wrap may have worked better. But I'm no expert. In tact but I suspected a broken air sack on one that never recovered after setting an extra day. They were BLRW from Kentucky. Too far away to northern mn. Too many hands. I know the weather was ok in mn but I don't know about Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, or Iowa. I think it's good Jerry you gave a shippers perspective as well. What a pain for the breeders to sell that way as well. Shoot...

Anyways the broody kicked them all out in a matter of a week or two. I tucked them back under her in case she was wrong. She wasn't. No development...egg slurry soup. Ha. Live and learn and $20 up in the wind.

If you want to learn to never give money to strangers you meet online, feel free to sent me 20 bucks!

 

[duluthralphie]

IVIE your little chick is still alive, all you need to do is come and get her!


She maybe gimpy, but she is showing gumption today ad moving about the cage.

 

[duluthralphie]

I went so overboard when I sent eggs. They went to Colorado.

I put them in the egg hole of carton, I had cut one out for each egg. Then I put them inside a cut carton cut in half (top from bottom) and taped together.

Then wrapped in bubble wrap, then put inside a cardboard box filled with packing peanuts..


Then I put that box inside a bigger box filled with peanuts.

I marked the box, this end up, fragile, Live eggs and took them to the post office.

The clerk looked at it, and looked at it.. and said I guess there would be a difference between live and dead eggs, and they shipped it. the person got it 2 days later. Which is amazing from my post office!

She did mention they were wrapped a little more than she had expected.

 

[jerryse]

On shipped eggs . I did sell to the one who wanted 2 eggs to get 2 chicks . The shipping was more than the eggs . I sent 3 eggs and 2 hatched . I looked like a hero . I really sweat that one . Other times you look really bad . Sent 2 shipment through New York city . Nothing developed in either shipment . So yeah I looked bad . I refused to send more . Big city PO are rough . I avoid buying from West coast , Texas and New York . As a rule I do not buy less than 12 eggs . I prefer to sell 12 or more .

 

[duluthralphie]

On shipped eggs . I did sell to the one who wanted 2 eggs to get 2 chicks . The shipping was more than the eggs . I sent 3 eggs and 2 hatched . I looked like a hero . I really sweat that one . Other times you look really bad . Sent 2 shipment through New York city . Nothing developed in either shipment . So yeah I looked bad . I refused to send more . Big city PO are rough . I avoid buying from West coast , Texas and New York . As a rule I do not buy less than 12 eggs . I prefer to sell 12 or more .

That makes sense.

I had a guy want to buy a dozen CLB eggs, but we could not come together on a price. He wanted them free, (well almost) and I was not willing to come down.

He wanted a dozen, I wanted 30 bucks plus postage, he said I was trying to rip him off. Oh well, such is life. I figured for me if 8 hatch and 4 was getting $32 for the dozen eggs. I have since raised my prices because I found I was selling the CLB's too cheap.

I still have waiting list I will never get through this year.

 

[jerryse]

You can buy bubble wrap pouches on ebay . I use the #7 priority mail box 12 x 12 x 7 . You can put a regional rate A box inside that with crumpled paper around all sides and the bubble wrapped eggs inside . Works good most of the time . Sometimes it looks like a forklift crushed them IDK

 

[duluthralphie]

You can buy bubble wrap pouches on ebay . I use the #7 priority mail box 12 x 12 x 7 . You can put a regional rate A box inside that with crumpled paper around all sides and the bubble wrapped eggs inside . Works good most of the time . Sometimes it looks like a forklift crushed them IDK

I know!

As I told here when I sent my brother his Xmas present. A little banjo I had bought at the grand ol opry. It was maybe 9 inches long and made of glass and semi fragile. The clerk watched me wrap it, put cushioning in alongside it. I gave to him, it was marked fragile. He takes it, say thanks, bye. Then promptly threw it off the wall, bounced off a file (back board shot I guess) then fell into a tote.

I was in shock, but the damage was done. I would just wait and see if he got it...

It amazes me, he would do that instead of walk the 4 steps to the tote.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

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If you want to learn to never give money to strangers you meet online, feel free to sent me 20 bucks!
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Naaaaahhhhh....

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Did you hear from your brother if it was damaged or did the banjo get saved by your wrapping skills? What a d:ck that guy was for playing bb with your fragile package. The gall.

 

[duluthralphie]

Did you hear from your brother if it was damaged or did the banjo get saved by your wrapping skills? What a d:ck that guy was for playing bb with your fragile package. The gall.

He got it, but only because I packaged a box within a box. He said the outside box was beat to poop...


And maybe you should reconsider your "naaaaaaaaaaaa"



I am making a major decision here. I think, beings it is valentines day I am going to take my wife out to eat! A real meal even. We do not gamble (well other than lottery tickets and a little poker and once in a while a slot machine or a friendly wager on the outcome of something).... But I think it is a night to go to Garrison for the all you can eat crabs at Grand Casino...

And if she says she does not want to go, it is even better, I can stay home but still look the hero for wanting to take her out...




Besides I don't feel like going to find her something at the last minute, I can pretend this was planned for weeks and she will never be the wiser!