Fertile Store bought eggs?

[Cherlyn]

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True - your best chance of making this happen is showing him that you can handle it, and making it worth his while. I put more money on the latter than the former.

~Cherlyn

I don't want advice on my problems with Daddy.I want to know if this thing is fertile!1

Yikes. Yes, your response to this was rude and unnecessary, but I realize that my comment could have been misinterpreted. I was not doubting your ability to care for an animal - I was merely playing to the fact that people sometimes agree to something if they are getting something in return.

Politely speaking, it is not best to bite the hand that feeds you - or in this case, respond rudely to those who are trying to help you reach your goal.

I wish you the best of luck.

~Cherlyn

 

[mypicklebird]

It doesn't matter if the egg is fertile or not, as the incubation technique you are trying will not work- putting an egg in a container of hot water, or in your hands, or under your pillow will not work. It needs a constant temp of very close to 100 degrees for a whole 21 days. It also needs high humidity. Any variation of this will usually result in embroyo death. You need a real incubator (or broody hen), and a brooder (or broody hen) to get living and healthy chicks. Also starting with eggs from the store (even if the box says fertile) is not your best source, these have been refrigerated for days to weeks, and won't have been turned prior to you getting them. Some may still be fertile, but unlikely you will get a high hatch rate- even with excellent incubation technique. Also the breed you get will not likely be a good pet breed- these will probably be production white leghorns or something similar...
You Do need to get your family in on your project, so you can get quality equipment, and also have a long term plan for the hatchlings. And, as another poster mentioned- chicks do MUCH better in groups. They are flock/social critters- and need buddies for warmth and interaction.

 

[FluffyColor]

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I don't want advice on my problems with Daddy.I want to know if this thing is fertile!1

No need to get angry. People are just concerned that you might have more trouble if you end up having a chick and Daddy doesn't approve. One chick isn't a good idea. They're flock animals. You need at least 2. They are also a lot of work. You will need a brooder. They make a lot of dust in the house too. Then you have to have a coop, etc. Please get your fathers permission before you have chicks. Remember, we're all friends here. Sometimes you get a little unsolicited advice along with what you asked for. BTW poor or unreliable incubation techniques can result in weak or deformed chicks. They are frail enough under the best of circumstances. Talk to your Dad and see what it would take for him to allow you to get a proper incubator or buy chicks.

Daddy won't let me hatch chicks to KEEP until I finish the Museum Village Poultry Club.This would be a experiment and we'd give the chick away to Mrs.Joyce or one of you guys.

 

[horsejody]

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The Museum Village Poultry Club sounds interesting. I hope you finish it so that your father will let you keep chicks. As a parent, I can understand why he is wanting you to do this. Completing it will show commitment.

 

[FluffyColor]

Well I was looking over the little egg,and found.....a crack.Bummer.I'm going to check the eggs in that batch to see if they have the mark too.

 

[Cherlyn]

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If you want to keep pursuing this, a bit of candle wax will seal the crack up.

~Cherlyn

 

[FluffyColor]

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If you want to keep pursuing this, a bit of candle wax will seal the crack up.

~Cherlyn

Really?So it's still possible 'Little egg' is fertile?

 

[FenDruadin]

FluffyColor: It is usually my policy to ignore rudeness in forums--to simply not respond to the rudeness nor, in fact, to the person being rude. However, you are young enough and also eager enough that I thought you might appreciate an opportunity to re-engage, or perhaps just to clarify that you didn't mean to be rude.

It is an old adage but true nonetheless that you "catch more flies with honey than vinegar." Now maybe you aren't interested in catching flies (I never did understand why anyone would want to anyway! lol), but if you're interested in engaging the help of this incredibly experienced, knowledgeable pool of hatching experts (and I'm NOT talking just about myself here--I am a relative newbie to hatching myself), you are likely to get a great deal more help by being nice than by being nasty. And that includes being nice even when folks are giving you advice you don't really want.

If you don't want the advice, you can ignore it. Or you can *politely* put an end to it by stating that you would rather stick on topic--without the flaming, eye-popping icons.

It is also possible, I realize, that you did not mean to be rude. The written word can be a difficult way to convey emotion, and sometimes we misunderstand each other. I hope this has been the case here, in which case, I apologize for another round of unsolicited advice.

 

[FluffyColor]

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They are just icons.Who cares?Really,I wouldn't be offended by someone posting mad-looking emoticons.Coan we please stay on topic?

 

[horsejody]

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I guess it's just as easy to be offended by icons as it is to be offended by somebody offering friendly unsolicited advice. I think I'm done with this thread.