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

[Audio51]

So I'm up at Trader Joe's today and the little devil on my shoulder is whispering in my ear that I may have 10 spaces in my incubator once my other eggs arrive and "Go ahead....take a look"

I took a look. All eggs in the case are at least 10 days old. I see a TJ employee walking past.

"Go ahead," says the little devil, "Ask."

Me: "Excuse me. I notice these eggs are 10 days old. Do you have anything fresher in the back?"

TJer: "I'll go see."

He returns with a whole case of TJ Fertile eggs with a Julian date of 244. (Today, btw, is 247)

SCORE!!!!!!!

And the eggs' shells look really decent and dense! So I'll throw a couple in the incubator Saturday and see what develops. It'd be nice to have a little TJ and JoJo in the flock.


Moral of this story: Ask and ye shall be rewarded

Thatr's great! 3 days old practically fresh laid...

After years of wanting to try this, I'm finally joining the club! I put a dozen 5 day old TJ eggs under my broody BA yesterday. If they hatch, great! If they don't they'll keep her busy until I can get her some chicks.
I'm planning to candle at about 5-6 days and at about 12-14. I didn't think to candle them before I put them under her so I don't know how thick the shells are. I hope they will hold up to a broody.

Glad you finally came over to the Dark Side....

 

[Cyberous]

Interesting outcome of the offspring of the TJ chickens. One pure white and one dark gray. The tj roo and redstar egg produced a white chick with black flecks like the roo. More hatching now...

[QUOTE="Cyberous, post: 13995234, member: 0"]Has anyone incubated the eggs of their Trader Joe offspring?

I set 42 eggs in the incubator a week ago. The rooster and half the hens are from my tj hatch. Im wondering what will hatch since it looks like the Austra white line.

Do you think I will get a few pure black and a few pure whites?[/QUOTE]

 

[boomchicken]

Interesting outcome of the offspring of the TJ chickens. One pure white and one dark gray. The tj roo and redstar egg produced a white chick with black flecks like the roo. More hatching now...

 

[Audio51]

Rock Island are the ones I hatched. I got 5 of 12. Here is a picture of a trio from those eggs. Some one from another thread said they looks like Austra Whites and may be a hybrid. THey have some faint black spots here and there. They are about 15 weeks here. I just caught to cockerel trying to mount one of my Marans hens today. He hasn't crowed yet though that I have heard.

I was able to sell my Rock Island Trio for $20. Not bad for $3/sozen eggs!

 

[DoubleMM]

I was able to sell my Rock Island Trio for $20. Not bad for $3/sozen eggs!

Nice job... Any way you can follow how they're doing?

I've had some quitters on my TJs. Going to leave them until lock down on the 10th.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Yes...I sold them to a friend. The rooster just started crowing but the pullets looked a little further behind. They are about 16 weeks now.

 

[Cyberous]

We are up to 11 chicks. Im pretty terrible at hatching eggs, its day 23 so Im thinking about pulling the plug on the incubator.

On a side note, i went to gather eggs on Saturday and found a TJ hen got all broody on them so I left her to see if she has a better hatch rate. Cant wait to see what we get on 9/26

Ill post some chick pix tonight.

 

[DoubleMM]

We are up to 11 chicks. Im pretty terrible at hatching eggs, its day 23 so Im thinking about pulling the plug on the incubator.

On a side note, i went to gather eggs on Saturday and found a TJ hen got all broody on them so I left her to see if she has a better hatch rate. Cant wait to see what we get on 9/26

Ill post some chick pix tonight.

I'll look for them...

 

[Cyberous]

Ok First,.. Broodzilla


Then the mix TJ Rooster and Redstar Hens.
2 Mostly red/orange
2 white with red highlights
1 Grey with red face and red highlights on back




and finally the Pure TJ Rooster x TJ Hens

1 Pure Grey
2 Pure White
3 White with black fleck (like parents)

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

After years of wanting to try this, I'm finally joining the club! I put a dozen 5 day old TJ eggs under my broody BA yesterday. If they hatch, great! If they don't they'll keep her busy until I can get her some chicks.
I'm planning to candle at about 5-6 days and at about 12-14. I didn't think to candle them before I put them under her so I don't know how thick the shells are. I hope they will hold up to a broody.

I candled at day 6 and had 2 with some veining and 3 with lots of veining! Come on guys! Don't quit!