The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

[Pozees]

ronott1 if you are looking for someone to do this experiment I am definitely game. I also have a 1502, plus the Brinsea Eco 40 - with shipped eggs I unwrap and let them rest for a few to 24 hours, dip in Oxine solution (I set eggs from varied sources, do not want to cross-contaminate just in case), allow to dry, set in the Brinsea without turning cradle for 5 days, then move to the Sportsman. If you want to conduct the experiment with different post-ship procedures I'm willing, also. My hatch rates on shipped eggs since using this method have been right around 33% if the eggs are freshly collected (within 4 days of shipping) and if they are properly packaged. I havem however, noticed that eggs I received from California seem to have fared worse than eggs received from shippes East of me, and I don't know whether that might interfere with the experiment.

My hatch rate is also impacted by living at 5400+ feet of elevation.

 

[ronott1]

ronott1 if you are looking for someone to do this experiment I am definitely game. I also have a 1502, plus the Brinsea Eco 40 - with shipped eggs I unwrap and let them rest for a few to 24 hours, dip in Oxine solution (I set eggs from varied sources, do not want to cross-contaminate just in case), allow to dry, set in the Brinsea without turning cradle for 5 days, then move to the Sportsman. If you want to conduct the experiment with different post-ship procedures I'm willing, also. My hatch rates on shipped eggs since using this method have been right around 33% if the eggs are freshly collected (within 4 days of shipping) and if they are properly packaged. I havem however, noticed that eggs I received from California seem to have fared worse than eggs received from shippes East of me, and I don't know whether that might interfere with the experiment.

My hatch rate is also impacted by living at 5400+ feet of elevation.

Thanks!

Let me check with Jason(hangtown farms) I have 11 Partridge Pene egg ready to go fro tomorrow if He is not ready for them.

Ron

 

[ronott1]

That depends on the cost. Thanks

I shipped egg to @TeacherMedic Yesterday. They are on the way now!

First the eggs are wrapped like a Burrito. Set the egg and the end and roll it up in the center:



It will look like this:



The Medium Flat Rate Box is lined with bubble wrap. The egg Burritos are set into the box big end up:



Bubble wrap goes over the eggs:



The Smaller box is placed into a Large flat rate box. The box is wrapped in bubble wrap and then News paper is used to fill in the space:




Now to see what the box is like when it gets to @TeacherMedic

 

[TeacherMedic]

I got eggs from ronott1. All the eggs were in tack and not one crack.

This was the outside box. I have to say the packaging was amazing. I wish the hatchery I bought eggs from had done this good of job. out of their (hatchery eggs) 48 eggs I had over half that never had a chance.




This box was inside the first box.



This was the second box. More bubble wrap.


After taking the buble wrap off the top I found the eggs wrapped with more bubble wrap.



Each one in its own wrap.



Not one broken or cracked egg. Now for the incubator.



Ron you did an amazing job packaging these eggs. Now lets see what happens in 21 days. Thanks again, so much!

 

[ronott1]

I got eggs from ronott1. All the eggs were in tack and not one crack.

This was the outside box. I have to say the packaging was amazing. I wish the hatchery I bought eggs from had done this good of job. out of their (hatchery eggs) 48 eggs I had over half that never had a chance.




This box was inside the first box.



This was the second box. More bubble wrap.


After taking the buble wrap off the top I found the eggs wrapped with more bubble wrap.



Each one in its own wrap.



Not one broken or cracked egg. Now for the incubator.



Ron you did an amazing job packaging these eggs. Now lets see what happens in 21 days. Thanks again, so much!

I am so happy!

I hope they hatch for you!

 

[misbhaven]

I have been lurking on this thread and never shipped eggs...I have red dorking eggs roo is straight combed and hens are rose so chicks could be either, I just hatched some yesterday. I would love to add some wellsumer,Black or BCmarans, Delawares, Blue silkies to my flock of SLW, black silkies, white rocks, and red dorkings.. I seem to have good luck with shipped eggs at least so far..I have duck eggs 17 days in all still going good bought six, 1 broke,1 clear... another batch of 8 Swedish duck day 7, 2 were broke, 1 cracked but still growing after clear nail polish,5 looking good and 1 may have quit but giving it a couple days. I also have 10 blue ameracauna eggs going. 15 were sent 5 were broke, hard to tell 8 are def. growing two are too blue I even took them in a dark room... the batch of duck and blue Amer. were packed really well each egg was wrapped in bubble wrap and in egg flat not cartons in a small box with wadded up newspaper under and over it packed in larger box....but here is picture of the box clear black footprint on the top Thanks USPS . I have a Chinese yellow 48 egg incubator I have half rails popped out so i have room for resting eggs or hatching..

 

[Pozees]

Received Ron's Partridge Penedesenca eggs today, took pics as I unpacked with my phone, rested 3 hours, dipped in Oxine solution, they went into the non-turning Brinsea Eco 40 about an hour ago. Masterful packing job, Ron!

 

[ronott1]

Received Ron's Partridge Penedesenca eggs today, took pics as I unpacked with my phone, rested 3 hours, dipped in Oxine solution, they went into the non-turning Brinsea Eco 40 about an hour ago. Masterful packing job, Ron!

That is great!

These eggs went from California to Colorado by truck!

They are Partridge Penedesenca eggs.

 

[Pozees]

That is great!

These eggs went from California to Colorado by truck!

They are Partridge Penedesenca eggs.

Yes, and they made it in 2 days, shipped Priority, while 2 adult Ameraucanas shipped from Delta, CO the same day by Express mail still have not been scanned or located anywhere since Monday night ...

Saved and waited for these for months. They are almost certainly dead.

 

[ronott1]

Yes, and they made it in 2 days, shipped Priority, while 2 adult Ameraucanas shipped from Delta, CO the same day by Express mail still have not been scanned or located anywhere since Monday night ...

Saved and waited for these for months. They are almost certainly dead.

That is terrible!

I hope they find Them!