Alright, I found it. The information is actually taken from two posts on a thread about a person who had a really bad shipped eggs experience:
Having eggs shipped through the mail is always a risk. Eggs were not intended to travel across the country. A buyer has to keep that in mind. With that said, its a good idea not to buy from a seller unless they have a stated policy on how they package eggs. That policy should include wrapping each egg individually in bubble wrap or some other shock-absorbing material. If your seller doesn't do that, request that they do before buying the eggs. I've sent dozen of eggs in the past two years, and I've only had one mention of a single egg that was cracked. If eggs are packaged correctly, they can be shipped with relative safety. But again, each egg should be wrapped with bubble wrap and there should be no space for the eggs to move within the box. It doesn't look like those eggs were wrapped individually in anyway... as such, there is no way they could have made it without some or most of the eggs being cracked. The seller obviously has limited experience shipping eggs. And should discontinue doing so until they learn how to package eggs correctly.
I've also bought quite few eggs in the past couple a years, and I've been fortunate to have a good experience with shipped eggs. I'm kinda picky who buy from though. I did receive one box of call duck eggs where the box had been dented in from either being dropped or hit. The eggs were packed very well and none were cracked; however, the air cells were no longer intact as a result of the box being dropped. As such, the eggs were not viable. This was because of postal service handling. I later bought more eggs from the same seller, explained to them what happened, and ask them to pack the eggs extra well. Those eggs were in fine condition when I received them. So again, sometimes even the best packaging job won't prevent eggs from being damaged in shipment.
To summarize: always be aware that you are taking a risk when you have eggs shipped, buy from reputable sellers, and inquire about the seller's egg packaging procedure if its not plainly stated. The following is from our web site:
"We have extremely high hatch rates from our eggs here on the farm. Nonetheless, we make no guarantee concerning the hatchability of shipped eggs! Keep in mind that once the eggs have been shipped, their handling is entirely out of our control. Moreover, we are unable to control any incubation variables that may adversely effect your hatch rate. Therefore we can not guarantee the hatchability of the eggs you recieve. With that in mind, we will make every reasonable effort to insure that the eggs you purchase from us arrive to you as expected. We wrap each egg in bubble wrap, then place the eggs in a styrofoam egg carton. This is then wrapped with more bubble wrap or other packing material. Your eggs will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail."
The key is wrapping each egg individually and making sure that there is no room for movement in the box. I wrap the eggs in bubble wrap, then put them into a halved egg cartons (holds 6 eggs). I close the carton and seal it with tape, then wrap the entire carton in bubble wrap. They then fit ideally into the 6x6x7 USPS Priority Box, which you can get for free at the post office. I then fill the remaining space with more bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or air pouches. By using that size box, you can put two half cartons in there (i.e. one dozen eggs). You can actually ship 6 bantam eggs in that size box via priority mail for about $5 dollars. That doesn't include any packing material expense... tape, bubble wrap, packing peanuts. etc.
Regular Egg Carton:
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Halved Egg Carton:
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Having eggs shipped through the mail is always a risk. Eggs were not intended to travel across the country. A buyer has to keep that in mind. With that said, its a good idea not to buy from a seller unless they have a stated policy on how they package eggs. That policy should include wrapping each egg individually in bubble wrap or some other shock-absorbing material. If your seller doesn't do that, request that they do before buying the eggs. I've sent dozen of eggs in the past two years, and I've only had one mention of a single egg that was cracked. If eggs are packaged correctly, they can be shipped with relative safety. But again, each egg should be wrapped with bubble wrap and there should be no space for the eggs to move within the box. It doesn't look like those eggs were wrapped individually in anyway... as such, there is no way they could have made it without some or most of the eggs being cracked. The seller obviously has limited experience shipping eggs. And should discontinue doing so until they learn how to package eggs correctly.
I've also bought quite few eggs in the past couple a years, and I've been fortunate to have a good experience with shipped eggs. I'm kinda picky who buy from though. I did receive one box of call duck eggs where the box had been dented in from either being dropped or hit. The eggs were packed very well and none were cracked; however, the air cells were no longer intact as a result of the box being dropped. As such, the eggs were not viable. This was because of postal service handling. I later bought more eggs from the same seller, explained to them what happened, and ask them to pack the eggs extra well. Those eggs were in fine condition when I received them. So again, sometimes even the best packaging job won't prevent eggs from being damaged in shipment.
To summarize: always be aware that you are taking a risk when you have eggs shipped, buy from reputable sellers, and inquire about the seller's egg packaging procedure if its not plainly stated. The following is from our web site:
"We have extremely high hatch rates from our eggs here on the farm. Nonetheless, we make no guarantee concerning the hatchability of shipped eggs! Keep in mind that once the eggs have been shipped, their handling is entirely out of our control. Moreover, we are unable to control any incubation variables that may adversely effect your hatch rate. Therefore we can not guarantee the hatchability of the eggs you recieve. With that in mind, we will make every reasonable effort to insure that the eggs you purchase from us arrive to you as expected. We wrap each egg in bubble wrap, then place the eggs in a styrofoam egg carton. This is then wrapped with more bubble wrap or other packing material. Your eggs will be shipped via USPS Priority Mail."
The key is wrapping each egg individually and making sure that there is no room for movement in the box. I wrap the eggs in bubble wrap, then put them into a halved egg cartons (holds 6 eggs). I close the carton and seal it with tape, then wrap the entire carton in bubble wrap. They then fit ideally into the 6x6x7 USPS Priority Box, which you can get for free at the post office. I then fill the remaining space with more bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or air pouches. By using that size box, you can put two half cartons in there (i.e. one dozen eggs). You can actually ship 6 bantam eggs in that size box via priority mail for about $5 dollars. That doesn't include any packing material expense... tape, bubble wrap, packing peanuts. etc.
Regular Egg Carton:
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Halved Egg Carton:
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