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4/10/12 at 4:11pm
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hello, i have a few friends and co workers that are asking about eggs. The question always comes up, Do you have a rooster? Will the eggs be fertilized? are they still o.k. to eat?      

         i do own a rooster and the eggs are getting fertilized, i do however collect my eggs once a day and refridgerate them.  How should i go about answering these people? They are uneducated in chickens but i myself am not sure how to answer there questions.

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post #2 of 3
4/10/12 at 4:20pm

You could be honest and say yes, there is a single rooster cell in these eggs. Or you could side skirt it some by saying these eggs wont grow an embryo or hatch (in reality that depends how cold your refrigerator is). Depending on your audience a combination of both might be in order.

 

 

I'm lucky in we live in rural area that's not but a generation from being working family farms. They know animals and about the birds and the bees.

 


Edited by Egghead_Jr - 4/10/12 at 4:23pm

There's so little to fear from hatching even chickens dare. In fact, it's so easy a turkey can do it.

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There's so little to fear from hatching even chickens dare. In fact, it's so easy a turkey can do it.

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post #3 of 3
4/10/12 at 4:37pm

what i say to people is that "the eggs could hatch if you put them in a 100-degree box for 3 weeks but otherwise they are fine"

i got lots o' hens: my special mutt, Hope,Cuckoo Marans hen, Barred Rock,White Leghorn,Buff Silkie, White Bantam Frizzle Cochin

some roos too!: Cuckoo Marans, White Leghorn, Buff Silkie, and my special mutt Snippy

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i got lots o' hens: my special mutt, Hope,Cuckoo Marans hen, Barred Rock,White Leghorn,Buff Silkie, White Bantam Frizzle Cochin

some roos too!: Cuckoo Marans, White Leghorn, Buff Silkie, and my special mutt Snippy

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