The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

[ronott1]

alaskan I am tempted to ship you some eggs just to see if I could get some all the way to alaska in one piece

Pleas Do! Remember to document with pictures

I'm tempted too! (well, for the cost of shipping). I haven't had any complaints of broken eggs in the lower 48.

Pictures of the packing! Alaskan must take pictures when they get there--Voles can take pictures too? if @Alaskan is not a picture taker.....

 

[Alaskan]

 
alaskan I am tempted to ship you some eggs just to see if I could get some all the way to alaska in one piece

Pleas Do! Remember to document with pictures

 

I'm tempted too! (well, for the cost of shipping). I haven't had any complaints of broken eggs in the lower 48.

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Pictures of the packing! Alaskan must take pictures when they get there--Voles can take pictures too? if @Alaskan
is not a picture taker.....

Well, this was my first year doing shipped eggs, and I had five different chicken egg shipments and one quail egg shipment.

And, as I have also found when having tile, school books, or anything else shipped up here....

DON'T LET THE STUFF WIGGLE

I think I posted the picture of the best packed eggs that I got, also the BEST fertility rate AND best hatch rate AND lowest percent "problem chicks"

I will stick the picture here again, there was NO wiggle room! The space you see is from the eggs I already removed.

Oh, awesome about offering to ship me eggs but I am trying to do only certain breeds....and I think I kinda have too many chicks this year.

 

[Alaskan]

Except quail eggs...any of you'll could talk me into quail eggs! ​

 

[ladycat]

Hope to have quail eventually. I've raised them before and I really like them.

All I have right now is Marans, Olive Eggers, and a sustainable broiler project.

 

[misbhaven]

I also have a few to many chicks.........i put some started Trio's and chicks on Craig's list today..out of sheer curiosity i incubated some eggs I found hidden in a youngster area they were caked in mud right on the floor it was kind of cold only in the 40's unknown age but not fresh i had sold all the hatching eggs that week it may have been just 1 or 2 hens,so couldn't sell them and really didn't want to eat them ...of course 15/15 hatched so I listed them ..I have 7 more in but that was an order for a certain date.

 

[Alaskan]

Hope to have quail eventually. I've raised them before and I really like them.

All I have right now is Marans, Olive Eggers, and a sustainable broiler project.

ARG!

Ok, I give.....

How could I say no to such lovely eggs for just the cost of shipping??? (The mind boggles at the thought)

Marans (prefer Black Copper since I already have some of those) and Olive Eggers.

how much is shipping?

 

[Alaskan]

Maybe I could be talked into any incubate-able eggs.....


Sheesh

 

[hildar]

Maybe I could be talked into any incubate-able eggs.....


Sheesh

Looks like the chick addiction has got you now. Out of my last 6 shipments that I sent out all eggs got their in perfect condition. I was so happy knowing that. I even sent some to Puerto Rico and they got their perfect.

 

[randerson846]

Ok so one of the ducklings died he just stopped half way and does it was so sad, but the other one is moving about fine he's running around the incubator we named him daffy and then the last one in the incubator is coming....... Foot first, is this normal?

 

[ladycat]

ARG!

Ok, I give.....

How could I say no to such lovely eggs for just the cost of shipping??? (The mind boggles at the thought)

Marans (prefer Black Copper since I already have some of those) and Olive Eggers.

how much is shipping?

I don't know. I don't have a scale yet, but I have a zone chart. If you'll give me the first 3 digits of your zip code, I think I can make a rough estimate.

When I ship 12+ to the lower 48, I quote a flat $15 for shipping, and it's almost always somewhere between $15.xx to $17.xx