i just set another 10 shipped eggs last night. there were 12 in the box and the box was in good shape, but when I opened, the first egg, right on top was smashed.. then one of the eggs on the bottom was as well. they were wrapped in bubble wrap.. with shredded paper fill, biut it appeared to me that the fill still allowed them to move around and settle to the outside. I candled them after they sat for about 36 hours, and the rest didnt look too bad, 2 detached air cells, but none appeared scrambled, so we will see..
out of the 16 that are on day 14 for my other shipped eggs, only 4 are still going. i had to remove 2 blood rings last night. i hadnt candled for a week, trying not to handle them much, but it doesnt appear to help.
on a side note.. all 20 of my own eggs are looking fabulous! i set a double yolker as well, not expecting anything from it really. one of them quit at day 7, but i looked last night and the other is big and moving all around. I cant bring myself to pull it, but I know that it wont make it.. and if it does, it will be a mess at hatch time...
out of the 16 that are on day 14 for my other shipped eggs, only 4 are still going. i had to remove 2 blood rings last night. i hadnt candled for a week, trying not to handle them much, but it doesnt appear to help.
on a side note.. all 20 of my own eggs are looking fabulous! i set a double yolker as well, not expecting anything from it really. one of them quit at day 7, but i looked last night and the other is big and moving all around. I cant bring myself to pull it, but I know that it wont make it.. and if it does, it will be a mess at hatch time...