fertile eggs for consumption

[Bodine69]

I have a rooster and planning on incubating some eggs, but i also sell some eggs for eating. If the customer leaves the eggs out on the counter before eating is there a chance the embryo begins to develop?

 

[feedman77]

It usually takes 24 hours of heat at around 100 degrees for embryo formation to start.

So unless it is very hot in their home no worries.

I have 9 roos over 46 hens. I sell eggs to individuals and have had no complaints about formations yet

 

[Ahmaduxxaman]

How can I candle an egg before incubation

 

[feedman77]

I use the light off my cell phone.

What would you be looking for displaced aircell?

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I have a rooster and planning on incubating some eggs, but i also sell some eggs for eating. If the customer leaves the eggs out on the counter before eating is there a chance the embryo begins to develop?

As long as the room temp is under 80F there's no worry. Eggs can have irregular, development over 80 degrees.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

CARE OF EGGS PRIOR TO INCUBATION
The hatchability of eggs can be severely reduced by improper care prior to incubation. Since it may not be practical for you to put the eggs in an incubator as soon as you get them, protect them from extreme variations in temperature. Ideally, eggs should not be more than 7 days old when they are set (placed in incubator). Beyond that point, hatchability declines.
If it is necessary to hold the eggs before you set them, turn them daily and keep them in a room where the temperature is around 50o F (10 C) and the relative humidity is 70 to 80 percent. The vegetable section of your refrigerator could be used for holding the egg until it is time to place them in the incubator. Temperatures below 40o F (4 C) reduce hatchability. Under no circumstances should the eggs be held at room temperature, because temperatures of this level are detrimental to hatchability. Embryos will begin develop at subnormal rates when the temperature reaches about 80o F (27 C)

Source: http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/resources/egg_to_chick/procedures.html