Can You Incubate and Hatch Store-Bought Eggs?

[Melky]

Welcome and Good Luck!
Best bet reputable breeder but hatch rates are not superior to buying one day olds that have a greater survival rate.​

 

[sevenfatcows]

I have hatched Trader Joe fertile eggs several times, just for the fun of it. One of my best layers is "Josephine", a TJ product. The eggs had been washed and refrigerated, of course. The way it usually goes is that nearly all begin to develop, but at the end the hatch rate is low. It is important to read the Julian date on the end of the carton to get recently boxed eggs. The best hatch I every had from them was 8 out of 11. More frequently, it was 50% or less. I bought fertile brown eggs from Clark's Nutrition twice and never hatched any.

 

[Melky]

If you get the eggs from a reputable place such as a hatchery, they provide a guarantee usually of a 50% hatch rate so you have recourse if less, provided it was not owner error.

 

[KLIL]

Hello from down under Australia and welcome to BYC!
You are going to love it here.

Feel free to pop by and share your daily updates for 2019 too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/flock-life-journeys-2019.1286370/

Lovely to meet you and hope to speak more.

 

[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all of the information you need to know about poultry. There is always space for members on the BYC roost! I also agree that a reputable breeder will always have the best fertility rates. Just read reviews from wherever you are considering to purchase so that way you can see others experiences.

Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!

 

[Kiki]

I have hatched Trader Joe fertile eggs several times, just for the fun of it. One of my best layers is "Josephine", a TJ product. The eggs had been washed and refrigerated, of course. The way it usually goes is that nearly all begin to develop, but at the end the hatch rate is low. It is important to read the Julian date on the end of the carton to get recently boxed eggs. The best hatch I every had from them was 8 out of 11. More frequently, it was 50% or less. I bought fertile brown eggs from Clark's Nutrition twice and never hatched any.

 

[ClucksAndCombs]

Welcome to BYC!

Feel free to ask questions, there are so many wonderful and knowledgeable people who will answer them!

Enjoy your time on this amazing site!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. The answer is a qualified 'yes' - depends entirely upon the source as others have indicated.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Welcome to BYC
The chances of store bought eggs being fertile is very slim. Best Buy some hatching eggs.