Trader Joes & Other Grocery Store Egg Hatching Club - Are you a Member

[Cyberous]

Im no eggspert but looks like twins.

 

[gimmie birdies]

even with human twins one can be bigger. sorry for your loss. I have not been able to hatch double yolkers but I hear it has been done.

 

[Audio51]

10 of 12 Rock Island eggs are developing!!!

 

[Dianne88]

I had tried to hatch fertile eggs from Natures's yoke and none developed. At 8 days I started cracking them open and zip, zero, zilch! Don't even think they were fertile!?!?!

 

[Audio51]

I had tried to hatch fertile eggs from Natures's yoke and none developed. At 8 days I started cracking them open and zip, zero, zilch! Don't even think they were fertile!?!?!

Try some from another supplier. Rock Island is in my SaveMart grocery store here in Northern CA

 

[TonysChickens]

I tried rock island, didnt get any, maybe it was over refrigerated. Let us know what kind of chickens they turn out.

 

[Audio51]

I tried rock island, didnt get any, maybe it was over refrigerated. Let us know what kind of chickens they turn out.

I bought mine on the 23rd...set them on the 25th. The "Sell by" date was May 10th, but they come out of Sonoma, CA and I am about a 4 hour drive from there. You should be closer. I also made sure I pulled my carton from the very back of the shelf so I would get some that had not been handled much.

Edited to add:

I posted on the Facebook page asking what breed they were. The owner said they were a "variation" of the Rhode Island Red

 

[ozexpat]

Egg "manafacturers" put the date collected on their packaging in the Julian calendar - today is May 3 so eggs collecteded today will have a 123 on the carton

I have attached a julian calendar for those interested



It may help decide if the eggs are worth hatching.

I have had success with 12 and 16 day old refridgerated TJ eggs

 

[Dianne88]

Egg "manafacturers" put the date collected on their packaging in the Julian calendar - today is May 3 so eggs collecteded today will have a 123 on the carton

I have attached a julian calendar for those interested

[ATTACHMENT=686]julian-calendar.pdf (10k. pdf file)[/ATTACHMENT]

It may help decide if the eggs are worth hatching.

I have had success with 12 and 16 day old refridgerated TJ eggs

Now I have to try again! Darn it! LOL

 

[ozexpat]

you have to be really lucky to find them under seven days

I did but just as I was leaving on a trip