That is really great news to hear,Mothergoose. I always worry about my eggs once they leave me(can you imagine what kind of nutcase I'd be with chicks?) I have hatched 1 batch of shipped eggs and have another on day 18(today, Yipee!). The first batch hatched 12 out of 24 eggs, but i think I was greatly at fault because I let mu humidity get too low. I have 27 marans eggs from Angi Harrover going now and best I can tell, at least 20 are developing, maybe more. Those dark eggs are so hard to candle. These came from California to Tn and the first ones were from New Mexico.