Batoring Brown store bought eggs ??

[BackSwampGirl]

This may sound stupid,but I candled some brown eggs that I bought from the gro. store.And they are fertile.Is there any luck on these eggs hatching out.

 

[the simple life]

There has been a few threads about that on here before and they did have success.

 

[ddeans]

Out of curiosity, how can you candle an egg and know that its fertile?

 

[BackSwampGirl]

I took my candler and checked them.And you can tell.It has a small like little spot there.Dark spot,which I may be wrong,but I have candled a lot before and after awhile you can just tell.

 

[chickiebaby]

And, as an added bonus, wouldn't it be cool to know what kind of chickens your grocery store eggs come from?!

 

[redhen]

sounds like a cool idea to me...keep us posted..

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

I would put money on production reds.

 

[BackSwampGirl]

Oh well I am going to try it.And I will keep yall informed.I do know one thing they are some big brown eggs.I`m going to try about 6.And crossing my fingers that they hatch.Waiting to get them to room temp. 1st.Wish me luck.!!!!!!!

 

[bkbingham]

What kind of candler do you have that lets you see such detail? I would love to know cause I have chickens that lays brown eggs and the mag flashlight thing is not very forgiving for me.

 

[Jster]

Before I'd rely on candling, why not crack one open and see if it's fertile? Also...I'd be careful about the collection date. I believe all store bought eggs must be marked with a number indicating the date of collection, 1=January 1st, 365=December 31st, so I'd try to get ones that were actually fresh.

It should be interesting, in any case!