The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

[chickadoodles]

Ron that video is awesome! Thank you! I love it!

 

[ronott1]

Ron that video is awesome! Thank you! I love it!

I am happy to help!

Today I set some new hatching eggs. They are Wheaten Penedesenca eggs. They were shipped from Illinois to California.

They were double boxed and the inside box was stabilized with taped in newspaper. The inside box was also taped into the center.



The eggs were bubble wrapped and set in the box big end up. The top and bottom were taped with masking tape to keep the eggs from bouncing into the top or bottom of the box. Foam nuggets were used as spacers. I pulled one egg up so that you can see it.




This is a close up of the egg packing:



The eggs were in great shape! The air cells look good and I did not see any floaters. There are no cracks or broken eggs!

 

[chickadoodles]

That is great when people care enough to make sure their eggs get to their customers intact! Happy hatching!

 

[chirpingcricket]

I am happy to help! Today I set some new hatching eggs. They are Wheaten Penedesenca eggs. They were shipped from Illinois to California. They were double boxed and the inside box was stabilized with taped in newspaper. The inside box was also taped into the center. The eggs were bubble wrapped and set in the box big end up. The top and bottom were taped with masking tape to keep the eggs from bouncing into the top or bottom of the box. Foam nuggets were used as spacers. I pulled one egg up so that you can see it. This is a close up of the egg packing: The eggs were in great shape! The air cells look good and I did not see any floaters. There are no cracks or broken eggs!

Wow! Hey Ron, what size were those boxes? I use the Meeks wrap too. Are you still doing summaries on the Dairy thread? Chirp

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Wow! Hey Ron, what size were those boxes? I use the Meeks wrap too. Are you still doing summaries on the Dairy thread? Chirp

looks like the interior is a 10x12 Regional Box b
that is what I use

 

[chirpingcricket]

looks like the interior is a 10x12 Regional Box b
that is what I use

Thanks!

 

[ronott1]

Wow! Hey Ron, what size were those boxes? I use the Meeks wrap too. Are you still doing summaries on the Dairy thread? Chirp

The inside box was a Regional A Box. It held twelve nicely. It is 10x7x4.75 top loading box.

The Regional B would hold more eggs.

You can order them from USPS.

I do Summaries for the Hatch a Longs. Someone asks me to do them and it is a lot of fun!

 

[chirpingcricket]

The inside box was a Regional A Box. It held twelve nicely. It is 10x7x4.75 top loading box.

The Regional B would hold more eggs.

You can order them from USPS.

I do Summaries for the Hatch a Longs. Someone asks me to do them and it is a lot of fun!

Thanks for the tip! I remember you doing summaries during Sally's Easter Hatch this past spring. Sure enjoyed your posting....Silver started afterwards I believe. She's had to take a break, helping family. Talk to you soon.

 

[Loghousemom]

It has been a long while, but wanted to stop in and see what is happening on the shipping thread. We are getting a cold spell, and I am considering ordering some more eggs soon. I really want some blue barnevelders and BCM to work with in the spring.

Hope you all are well!

 

[mike184]

I've never posted on here but subscribed the other day because I ordered some Welsummer eggs on ebay. All arrived intact even the extras that were sent.

Here's how they arrived

Bubble wrap on top



Paper napkins and newspaper



under all the napkins was a nest made out of shredded paper with all 14 eggs bubble wrapped individually.


It was tedious cutting the bubble wrap from the eggs because I was worried I would break one but it seemed to work well since none were broken.



I had the guy write fragile live embryos on the box. My mail doesn't usually run until noon but the mail lady showed up at the house at 9 am with them.
I let them rest for 24 hours and set them last night in the incubator. Guess we'll see if any hatch

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