The Great Egg Shipping Experiment!

[MichalBeth7]

I have a question for y'all. I just received my eggs. Shipped on Wednesday and arrived today! I checked and all 18 eggs have no detached air cells! Should I still let them rest the 24 hour rest period? They're in a carton at room temperature with fat ends up. Also, should I wait to turn them until day four once they are in the incubator even though the air cells are good? Or is that just for eggs with detached air cells? This is my first shipped eggs incubation!

 

[Wisher1000]

If the air cells are intact, there is no reason to withhold turning, although I would be extra gentle with them for a few days. I would put them in the incubator right away! Ron?

 

[ladycat]

I have a question for y'all. I just received my eggs. Shipped on Wednesday and arrived today! I checked and all 18 eggs have no detached air cells! Should I still let them rest the 24 hour rest period? They're in a carton at room temperature with fat ends up. Also, should I wait to turn them until day four once they are in the incubator even though the air cells are good? Or is that just for eggs with detached air cells? This is my first shipped eggs incubation!

I would still let them rest, because they could still have air bubbles.

 

[MichalBeth7]

If the air cells are intact, there is no reason to withhold turning, although I would be extra gentle with them for a few days. I would put them in the incubator right away! Ron?

I would still let them rest, because they could still have air bubbles.

Thank you! I've decided to let them rest 12 hours rather than 24 since they were in such good shape. But I have another question for everyone. What is the effects of eggs being shipped on a plane? Considering I'm in Oklahoma and the eggs came from northern California, and they came in just two days, I'm assuming they were shipped on a plane. I checked the shipment record, and they were. Which is fine. I'm just wondering, are there any effects or consequences of being on a plane/high altitudes?

 

[ronott1]

I have a question for y'all. I just received my eggs. Shipped on Wednesday and arrived today! I checked and all 18 eggs have no detached air cells! Should I still let them rest the 24 hour rest period? They're in a carton at room temperature with fat ends up. Also, should I wait to turn them until day four once they are in the incubator even though the air cells are good? Or is that just for eggs with detached air cells? This is my first shipped eggs incubation!

There is a race for age with hatching eggs. Age plus shipping stress will equal a lower hatch rate.

Definitely start turning them right away in the incubator.

If the air cells are intact, there is no reason to withhold turning, although I would be extra gentle with them for a few days. I would put them in the incubator right away! Ron?

Yes, as long as they are at room temperature and the incubator is stable.

Thank you! I've decided to let them rest 12 hours rather than 24 since they were in such good shape. But I have another question for everyone. What is the effects of eggs being shipped on a plane? Considering I'm in Oklahoma and the eggs came from northern California, and they came in just two days, I'm assuming they were shipped on a plane. I checked the shipment record, and they were. Which is fine. I'm just wondering, are there any effects or consequences of being on a plane/high altitudes?

Planes, even cargo holds, are pressurized. There does not seem to be a problem with that in shipping.

There is a problem if eggs came from a low elevation and are being hatched at a higher elevation. There is less of a problem going from high(above 5000 ft.) to low elevation. Eggs from higher elevations have more bloom on them so they lose moisture too slow at low elevations so that is a slight problem. Low to high is very bad because there is nearly no way to keep them from losing too much moisture.

Did the eggs come from Papa? If so I bet you will have a great hatch!

 

[MichalBeth7]

There is a race for age with hatching eggs. Age plus shipping stress will equal a lower hatch rate.

Definitely start turning them right away in the incubator.

Yes, as long as they are at room temperature and the incubator is stable.
Planes, even cargo holds, are pressurized. There does not seem to be a problem with that in shipping.

There is a problem if eggs came from a low elevation and are being hatched at a higher elevation. There is less of a problem going from high(above 5000 ft.) to low elevation. Eggs from higher elevations have more bloom on them so they lose moisture too slow at low elevations so that is a slight problem. Low to high is very bad because there is nearly no way to keep them from losing too much moisture.

Did the eggs come from Papa? If so I bet you will have a great hatch!

Yes they did! They were in fantastic shape! All the air cells were still attaches and packing was extraordinary! I'm really excited! Tomorrow will be day 4, I'm impatient but I'm positive about this!

 

[LindaB220]

There is a race for age with hatching eggs. Age plus shipping stress will equal a lower hatch rate.

Definitely start turning them right away in the incubator.

Yes, as long as they are at room temperature and the incubator is stable.
Planes, even cargo holds, are pressurized. There does not seem to be a problem with that in shipping.

There is a problem if eggs came from a low elevation and are being hatched at a higher elevation. There is less of a problem going from high(above 5000 ft.) to low elevation. Eggs from higher elevations have more bloom on them so they lose moisture too slow at low elevations so that is a slight problem. Low to high is very bad because there is nearly no way to keep them from losing too much moisture.

Did the eggs come from Papa? If so I bet you will have a great hatch!

Ron, I had wretched luck with my Swedish Flower Hens that a fellow replaced from a previous ill wrapped batch. Nothing hatched. I had 2 that were about 10 days formed but others were totally scrambled. I didn't start turning until day 3. Ron, I tried your method of the 2 hr cool down on these. I'll do it again on better eggs. Bummed. Even though I requested better packaging he still only did one box coming out of the Pittsburgh postal terminal. Live and learn. I'm getting some EO Basques next month so I'll try again. Shipped from Ca but CackleJoy bubble wraps and double boxes.

 

[ronott1]

Ron, I had wretched luck with my Swedish Flower Hens that a fellow replaced from a previous ill wrapped batch. Nothing hatched. I had 2 that were about 10 days formed but others were totally scrambled. I didn't start turning until day 3. Ron, I tried your method of the 2 hr cool down on these. I'll do it again on better eggs. Bummed. Even though I requested better packaging he still only did one box coming out of the Pittsburgh postal terminal. Live and learn. I'm getting some EO Basques next month so I'll try again. Shipped from Ca but CackleJoy bubble wraps and double boxes.

cacklejoy got hatching eggs from me so she knows how to pack.

The Basque Rooster is one of my Babies. He is awesome!

 

[LindaB220]

cacklejoy got hatching eggs from me so she knows how to pack.

The Basque Rooster is one of my Babies. He is awesome!

Love it, love it, love it.

 

[ronott1]

Love it, love it, love it.

Keep us posted on the shipping and hatch!

Take pictures when the eggs get to you.