The secrets of shipping...

[little_grey_bantam]

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Really?
Yeah, I can see that - limestone in the ground lol
Sometimes it's SILLY to watch me crack open eggs, I usually get membrane and shells on the counter, but no egg and then I'm like, eh, no breakfast! I have to poke them with a knife lol It's only the free-rangers though lol and only with the black bird breeds! I will see in a couple months how the eggs are, cause my girls are young, only 8-10 months in ages. Hmmm....

 

[CindyS]

the destroyed shipped egg still remains a mystery. I have sent 200+ boxes of eggs in the mail, all arrived intact EXTERNALLY. I have recieved 20+ boxes of eggs in the mail, all arrived intact EXTERNALLY. The condition of the INSIDE of eggs I have shipped can not be verified. The condition of the INSIDE of eggs I have received has been a variety. 100% ruined, 50% ruined, 90% and so on. Why is it that a box of eggs can have both broken air cells and intact air cells? If a box of eggs is dropped, they all get jarred the same. I think it is probably due to the freshness of the egg. the older the egg, the easier it is to scramble inside. If you candle an old egg, the yolk will come right to the edge of the shell, the support of the white is gone. A fresh egg holds the yolk in the center because of the thick white. So if you get a box of eggs in the mail, 100% scrambled, you can blame the Post Office or maybe if you found out how long it took the sellers 1 hen to lay 2 doz eggs, you might change your mind

 

[countryboy1]

Do you think you could do a how to and wtake pictures while doing it and post on BYC because your directions were a little confusing

 

[little_grey_bantam]

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Who me? How to ship? or what? LOL

For the person above you, that is strange, never noticed that...

I've had stuff shipped before to me where the box is BLUNGEONED to death... the stuff on the inside is at the PO's hand's... the box is in the corner LOL (not eggs though)

Despite writing Fragile.

Ugh, I refuse to sell eggs that are any older than two days - three days tops if they're wanting them that badly and know the outcome... eggs don't last very long, two weeks at most before they are low in fertility. My eggs are mainly an hour to a couple hours old when sent lol Then again, the PO can be pretty darn harsh with shipping things at times

I wrote a card to everyone who has purchased eggs off here to tell me the fertility rate and hatch rate and I'm' writing down who shipped them and how to see if there is a relationship.

 

[mediazeal]

The trouble I've been having with shipped eggs is that they get all shook up inside and 'scrambled' so the egg yolk is broken
no cracks or visible trouble, just incubate for 22 days or more and nothing happens.
It's really a drag with dark eggs because you can't candle and see that they are clear, just too dark.

So the throwing might not be breaking shells but it will harm the eggs.

 

[duckluck]

Maybe you could post pictures of your packing method? I would like to see this in case I ship any eggs this year, which I just might do, depending on how well my call ducks do. There will come a few times this summer where I will not want to be running the incubators and so I might offer eggs laid around those times for sale.

 

[PineappleMama]

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To imitate Kansas PO whirl in circle then release carton to fly against whatever wall, tree, etc is nearby...

To imitate Colorado shake like mad, put box in freezer, shake like mad...

To imitate Arizona shake like mad, put box in preheated oven, shake like mad, then throw into a cactus to test puncture resilience of bubble wrap.

To imitate California PO shake like maracas then toss on the floor and drop a couch on it...

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I've found that using proirty box not flate rate work better, they are a little bigger, and if you have a scale or don't mind driving to the PO cheeper, i sent a 12x12x8 box with a doz and a half for $4.95

 

[kathyinmo]

I gotta tell ya ... my best hatch of shipped eggs, 16 of 18, came from the west coast to Missouri. Each egg was wrapped in a paper towel, and they were each placed snuggly in an egg carton. Then, the carton was cushioned with bubble wrap, paper, and whatever else was thrown in, to keep them snug. I think the key is to keep the eggs from shifting, while inside the box. I have read that some people insist they are placed inside of an egg carton. I dunno ...

 

[mediazeal]

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Yes, I"ve had lower hatch rates with the eggs that are individually wrapped in bubble wrap. I think it is harder for them to breathe and the entire egg gets shaken around more in the box.
I also like them packed better in the pulp egg cartons. Those are stiffer and hold up better than the styrofoam ones seem to.
What you described sounds perfect.