Can I cook eggs that have been set on for 2 days?

[chickenannie]

Discovered a broody on a nest and I know for sure she's only been on it for 2 days. Does anyone know if that will be harmful to eat those eggs? I could also hardboil them and feed them back to the birds, which I do sometimes if I have too many eggs.

 

[FrizzleFreak]

You can-probably. You might want to give it to the dogs/chickens though. That's what we do. I wouldn't risk it yourself.

 

[chickenannie]

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Do you mean it might make me sick?

 

[birdlover]

They probably wouldn't hurt you but I wouldn't want to eat eggs with an embryo started. My husband went to the Phillipines many years ago and said they serve duck eggs with the embryo at day 18.

Supposedly, it's a normal dish there. I guess it's all what you're used to!!

 

[spook]

.........can you cook them?

Yes.
................................do you want to eat them?

sure...
............would I eat one? No way!

It will have a black speck in it, along with veins if its fertile......

 

[macnugget]

you can cook them just fine it might not even have a blood spot in them yet. we have eaten our after 3 days and its been fine

 

[pipermark]

As long as they dont float , they are fine to munch on.

? or is it the other way around?

 

[cmom]

Yes you can eat the eggs. I have and they were just fine. Have you candled the eggs? Are you sure they are fertile?

 

[chickenannie]

Don't know if they were fertile, but with all the roosters around my guess is yes.