Why should shipped eggs be kept upright at lockdown??

[lovinchicks]

I read on here that if your eggs are shipped in most cases you should NOT lay them down on their sides at lockdown. They should be kept in a cut down paper carton so they remain upright. I was wondering if anyone could tell me the exact reason for this. I have some shipped eggs that are getting close to lockdown, and was curious as to why this matters

 

[SallysCrazyFarm]

I really only put shipped eggs in cartons when I first receive them. This is because the air cell may become damaged during shipping from rough handling. Even if they were well packaged, they are still at risk for damage. I usually candle them before I set them into the incubator and discover most eggs have air bubbles inside, ruptured air cells and air cells located on the sides of the eggs vs on top where they should be. Setting them upright with the blunt end up, pointy end down, allows the egg to settle after shipping. Once the embryo begins to grow, it is ok to lay them on their side. Some people keep them in cartons the whole incubation period. I usually just keep them in for the first half of incubation. I just got some duck eggs delivered yesterday with very bad, irregular air cells (with bubbles) so I may keep them in their cartons their whole incubation period.

 

[ibcanchasr]

good to know

 

[lovinchicks]

Hmmmm. Well I'm getting closer and closer to lockdown. I was hoping I would get a few answers

. My eggs stay upright the whole time cause they are on an auto turner. I did let them sit still a few days without turning before putting them in the bator. So far they are doing good. We got 14 shipped to us, and as long as I didn't miss any during candeling

we had 2 that were bad, and 12 good ones! I can't wait. These last days go by so slow!!

 

[math ace]

I use cardboard egg cartons for ALL my eggs - shipped and non-shipped. I have tried BOTH methods, but prefer the egg carton method. I found when I left my eggs laying on their sides, that the chicks that hatched first would get real rumbustious with the eggs that were pipping. I was always afraid in all the egg rolling chaos that the hatched chicks were causing that a chick or two would accidentally get stuck upside down in the egg.

So, I went to cardboard egg cartons. The chicks are still rumbustious, but I don't have to worry about a pipping chick drowning as it pips.