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

[Peep_Show]

Why are people trying to hatch Trader Joe's eggs? Is it to get leghorns?

There's a whole "Trader Joe's Eggs Hatching Club" thread on BYC. Why? Because it's a challenge. Because they're there. I don't think it's specifically to get leghorns, but it's an inexpensive way to get fertile eggs for hatching..... $2.99/doz



TeJae, a Trader Joe's egg from the September HAL
(she's bigger now)

 

[domesticzoo]

Originally Posted by ronott1 [COLOR=005CB1] [/COLOR]
I am amazed!

16 of 24 Trader Joes Fertile eggs are developing--I spent $2.99 a dozen for those eggs! The expiration day on them was 12-31--It should have been a hatch date on the carton!

The Blue Australorp eggs have 8 of 11 with veins and they were shipped!

What type of eggs were they selling? white, brown, rainbow?

Excuse me???? You can buy fertilized eggs at Trader Joe's? Are they in the fridge isle? Please some one respond!

 

[carcar80]

My minds telling me no
But my body's telling me yes baby
I dont wanna hurt nobody
But there is something that I must confess,
To yall....
I dont see nothing wrong...
With a little early candling
(R. Kelly) ...kinda

WHAT do you take!? I want some.

And the " :/ " just after your post made me laugh even harder.

 

[Roan]

Okay, somebody posted a video that showed the development of the chicken embryo but I can't remember who it was. I think it may have been Cynthia but don't quote me on that.

Anyway, here is the video they posted:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=150EC2999E782C6FD961150EC2999E782C6FD961

I said that I had the whole video bookmarked somewhere and I would try to find it. Well, it appears that in my mind, I had combined the above video with this one:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=150EC2999E782C6FD961150EC2999E782C6FD961

Because I could not find a different version of the above videos anywhere in my bookmarks.

 

[Amberjem]

I think the trader joe eggs are kinda like a wrapped christmas pressie you get a surprise in each egg curiosity to see what kind of bird might come out also economical and sure a challenge for some ppl to hatch, I would also think it would be a nice way to try incubating and get experience without throwing huge somes of money away if you fail

 

[Amberjem]

Okay, somebody posted a video that showed the development of the chicken embryo but I can't remember who it was. I think it may have been Cynthia but don't quote me on that.

Anyway, here is the video they posted:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=150EC2999E782C6FD961150EC2999E782C6FD961

I said that I had the whole video bookmarked somewhere and I would try to find it. Well, it appears that in my mind, I had combined the above video with this one:

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...&mid=150EC2999E782C6FD961150EC2999E782C6FD961

Because I could not find a different version of the above videos anywhere in my bookmarks.

 

[ronott1]

Excuse me???? You can buy fertilized eggs at Trader Joe's? Are they in the fridge isle? Please some one respond!

Trader Joes does sell fertile eggs and they can be hatched!

I am hatching two dozen for the hatch a long. I set a dozen a couple of years ago and hatched three eggs from that dozen.

I have 16 with veins out of 24. I have had worse development from shipped eggs before.

It will be fun seeing what hatches.

 

[Roan]

Does that mean it was you, @Amberjem ?

 

[Kaylish]

Why are people trying to hatch Trader Joe's eggs? Is it to get leghorns?

I did the 1st time because I didn't want to spend $$$$ on hatching eggs my first try at incubating. I hatched 1 out of 12. The 2nd time was just for fun...and at $2.99/doz whats to lose? (ETA: 2nd try was 11/12!)

walmart.com

I love that site

Excuse me???? You can buy fertilized eggs at Trader Joe's? Are they in the fridge isle? Please some one respond!

Yep, in the fridge isle with the rest of the eggs. I guess not all TJs carry fertile eggs though. Look for this carton:

Oops, don't have pic of the top...but it's green. (ETA: this was my first hatch)

 

[blackgoat]

Excuse me???? You can buy fertilized eggs at Trader Joe's? Are they in the fridge isle? Please some one respond!

Yes! They are in the egg section with the rest of the eggs. They are labeled as "fertile".