I've spent the last few hours reading this thread and I would like to thank all of you for your questions and the knowledge that you've shared. I ordered a BUNCH of shipped eggs and am now on day 10 and day 15. My day 15 batch is not doing so well. One of the boxes was horribly packed and horribly treated by USPS and I do not have a single one of those eggs left. I set 15 from that shipment and only 2 made it to day 7. At day 10 they were goners. I still have 8 in the incubator from a different shipment received on the same day. I did have quite a high failure rate on those as well but am happy that I still have some left with the possibility that they may hatch. My second set of shipments seem to be doing better. I received 54 eggs and at day 10, 43 are still going strong. I am a newbie at hatching but have pretty much gone all in! I also have the added complication of being at high altitude in a rural area. Anyways, thanks again for the entertainment! I've loved reading all your stories and seeing all the little chickies