Can You Incubate and Hatch Store-Bought Eggs?

[Mosal21606]

Hey, I am trying to see if you can incubate and hatch store bought eggs.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Hello and
I’d recommend purchasing hatching eggs from a reputable breeder or farm. Hens (battery hens, they’re usually referred to as) that lay the eggs you buy in a store aren’t kept with cockerels/roosters so the eggs will not be fertile.

 

[wyoDreamer]

If you are in the US and they are refrigerated, I would say no. Most of the eggs in the supermarkets are from the big corporate egg farms and they do not keep roosters - so the eggs are not fertilized.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
Sure you can.
Just depends on which exact eggs/store you buy from.

I successfully hatched store bought balut eggs.

 

[Mosal21606]

Hello and
I’d recommend purchasing hatching eggs from a reputable breeder or farm. Hens (battery hens, they’re usually referred to as) that lay the eggs you buy in a store aren’t kept with cockerels/roosters so the eggs will not be fertile.

Thanks for the help Ill get some from a local farm.

 

[1cock2hens]

search trader joe's eggs and there are many examples, i'm sure other "natural" grocers and specialty stores would have fertile eggs as well. That said a vast majority of grocery store eggs sold are not fertile

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/trader-joes-fertile-eggs.1021696/#post-15848774

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/trader-joes-hatchlings.951883/#post-14755101

 

[N F C]

I've read here on BYC that Trader Joe's (at least some of them) sells fertilized eggs and those have been successfully hatched.

But I agree, your best bet would be to purchase fertile eggs from a reputable breeder. You can also check on BYC's buy-sell-trade forum for fertile eggs.

Best of luck to you!

 

[1cock2hens]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...re-egg-hatching-club-are-you-a-member.290845/

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Where I live there are FB poultry groups where members advertise fertile eggs for sale. Maybe you have similar groups in your area you can join and ask for fertile eggs. Good luck.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes on your incubation! Keep us posted!