6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[Roan]

I'm out. Already.

I had been collecting eggs for a few days since so few are laying. We ran out of eating eggs so on Wednesday I bought some organic eggs at the grocery store. I told my wife I bought them cause we would be low on ours for a bit. I had been putting them on the back porch each day since it stays about 40F and humid out there.
Yesterday I turned a heater on in the porch to slowly raise the temperature. Overnight, I brought them in to warm up more. They were on the kitchen table in a small 2 qt. bucket. I go in to get a cup of coffee this morning and there the eggs are in the sink - washed.

She never washes the eggs and there were a dozen eggs sitting in the egg tray in the fridge.

Well, just because they're washed doesn't mean they won't hatch right? And I had mine stored in the fridge until a few hours before I set them. So, maybe they'll be alright?

 

[Kaylish]

I'm out. Already.

I had been collecting eggs for a few days since so few are laying. We ran out of eating eggs so on Wednesday I bought some organic eggs at the grocery store. I told my wife I bought them cause we would be low on ours for a bit. I had been putting them on the back porch each day since it stays about 40F and humid out there.
Yesterday I turned a heater on in the porch to slowly raise the temperature. Overnight, I brought them in to warm up more. They were on the kitchen table in a small 2 qt. bucket. I go in to get a cup of coffee this morning and there the eggs are in the sink - washed.

She never washes the eggs and there were a dozen eggs sitting in the egg tray in the fridge.

Set them anyway! If grocery store eggs, which have been washed, refrigerated and shipped, can hatch then you still have a chance with yours. Worse case, they don't hatch and you have to buy more eating eggs.

 

[Peep_Show]

I've hatched Trader Joe's (store bought) eggs before that were washed, stamped with an expiration date on the shell, trucked and refrigerated.

Don't write off those eggs yet!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

OK, I'll set some, except those that she scrubbed the color off of.

She did the same thing last NYD hatch, except that time I didn't know it until they were in the skillet.

 

[bamadude]

Divorce her

 

[SilkieSensation]

Oh wow! That's surprising. Also just realized "bf" got changed to "fb".. Twice. But anyway.. lol

lol yeah, when I noticed it, I thought it meant facebook but that just didn't fit the context.  lol

Ummm...the meaning I got from it is not "g" rated, so glad that was a typo...lol

 

[MrsBrooke]

Sorry you had a terrible experience........ But those soft-boiled eggs are making me REALLY hungry! Hahaha. <3

MrsB

 

[Nomibear]

I'm out.            Already.

I had been collecting eggs for a few days since so few are laying. We ran out of eating eggs so on Wednesday I bought some organic eggs at the grocery store. I told my wife I bought them cause we would be low on ours for a bit. I had been putting them on the back porch each day since it stays about 40F and humid out there.
Yesterday I turned a heater on in the porch to slowly raise the temperature. Overnight, I brought them in to warm up more. They were on the kitchen table in a small 2 qt. bucket. I go in to get a cup of coffee this morning and there the eggs are in the sink - washed. 
She never washes the eggs and there were a dozen eggs sitting in the egg tray in the fridge.

Not out! Set them anyway!

Divorce her

Shame on you! Lol

 

[silly4buttons]

   I had gotten mine on ebay too. I did get a refund for it however! 

Nope never got a refund, it could be I told the seller off and gave a very bad review. I was a little upset they where in lock down. i was so stressful watching the temperature all the time

 

[StarMeKritten]

I thought I was done hatching for awhile.. but it looks like one of my hens has other ideas. I went out to the barn yesterday to find my silkie x cochin hen sitting on eggs. She has brooded for me before and she's definitely committed to hatching some more. I just looked at my calendar and noticed that her eggs will be due to hatch on new years day. I figured there must be a hatch-a-long for that, so here I am! I think she has about 8 eggs. I will have to confirm that whenever I happen to see her off the nest. Good luck to everyone else that's hatching!