Originally I did not have a fan in my cooler incubator but even though I have several holes there were cool spots and hot spots. I did add a fan. Much better. I also added a turner. The original had one bulb as a heat source. It burned out once during a hatch. I modified it and put two bulbs in...
In the past on older threads of people who have hatched Trader Joe's fertile brown eggs, they turned out to be Rhode Island Reds if I recall correctly.
Trader Joe's is more toward a specialty grocery store. In years past I have seen fertile eggs in their egg case. Grocery store eggs, no way. If anyone has hatched any chicks from regular grocery stores like Walmart, it must have been a fluke. Most producers of eggs do not put males in with their...
I thought about trying but when I went to Trader Joe's there weren't any fertile eggs in their egg case. I hatch out a lot of my own chicks. Just wanted to give it a try. Next time I go to town I'll check out the health food store and see if they carry fertile egg. Not going to try to hatch any...
CAGE FREE, doesn't mean fertile eggs. It only means the bird is able to step outside of it's cage no
males involved. It is very misleading. Year ago I did some research and went to a seminar. Learned a lot. I came across this what is the same from the seminar...
Not sure if any of your store bought eggs hatched but I think that if there is a possibility that the eggs are fertile it has to say on the carton. The only successful hatching that I know of have been from Trader Joe's.