Shipped Eggs stuck in the depot.. EEK

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NutterlyUts · 01/07/2008 13:49

I ordered some eggs from ebay (decided to take a gamble) and missed the postman this morning. Our post office has a flat rule of no collecting missed items until 24 hours have passed. Will the eggs be ok at the depot overnight to then rest a day and then go into the incubator? Or is my chances of hatching them declined even more?

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NutterlyUts · 01/07/2008 23:14

BUMP

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TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 01/07/2008 23:33

Well the eggs should be turned everyday - chances are the postman has done this! But yes, rest them a day and bung them in the incubator. The biggest worry is if they've got too warm, then they may not develop.

What sort of eggs?

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NutterlyUts · 01/07/2008 23:34

Not sure if this delivery is the silkies, or the sussex/maran/bovan one (Am praying silkie since if they don't hatch i'm less worried)

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TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 01/07/2008 23:42

I see what you mean re: silkies. I'd much rather have the good layers!

Good luck with it.

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NutterlyUts · 01/07/2008 23:46

Def!!
The silkies are just icing on the cake

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NutterlyUts · 02/07/2008 10:23

Bugger.. Silkie eggs arrived this morning which means its the others stuck at the depot

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Bronze · 02/07/2008 17:37

As long as theyre not being knocked around too much they should be ok.

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NutterlyUts · 02/07/2008 18:58

The others arrived lunchtime and it was clear they were moving in their polybox much more then they should I've put them to rest for today, and will put them in the incubator so we'll have to see

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