Fragile eggs to incubate???

[scoopy82]

I have just finished my bator and am happy enough with it that I think it is time to give it a try out. So I've been searching for fertilised eggs, and only today accidently stumbled accross what i believe are fertilised eggs - sitting on the counter of the local butchers shop, they haven't even been in the fridge. I cracked 2 open and think i saw the bullseye (was going to post a pic to see what you all thought just to be sure but my dog wanted it so he won

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But when i did crack them open the yolks were super fragile, like I couldn't gently slip it into the bowel without the yolk breaking. I probably could have tried harder and emptied one and kept it complete, I know the yolks were undamaged inside the egg before I cracked them open, but my question is - how will these eggs incubate???
I will probably give them a go anyway, I've not got anything to lose really (except for $4.50) but just wondering what I can expect - any success at all?
Plus I think it will be exciting to see what breed I end up with if any do hatch, the eggs are brown and very similar to my Isa's eggs, more Isa's would be lovely!
Any idea's would be most welcome

 

[HelenaJean]

hmm... i can't say i know anything about fragile yolks affects on egg haching. But i thought i'd wish you luck anyway!
I'd say you'd almost certainly get a couple out of them, even if they're not quite perfect for hatching. Give 'er a whirl and let us know how they go!

 

[mstricer]

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Sounds like older eggs

 

[dsqard]

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X2 but like you said, what have you got to lose? If you have a Trader Joe's near you, a lot of those stores sell fertile eggs and quite a few BYC'ers have hatched those as well. You could also check Craigs List to see if anyone in your area sells free range eggs. Just trying to come up with ideas for other avenues to try out your new incubator. That way if the eggs from the butcher are too old to really be viable, you could at least get some fresher eggs to see how the bator works.

 

[Judy]

My eggs are periodically like this and I rarely eat an egg over a few days old. My chickens free range and have free access to good quality feed. Almost all treats, in addition, are higher protein than their feed, because of these yolks and the fact that I like my eggs over easy. I figure it has to do with something they like to eat while foraging. My last broody sat on 7 of my eggs and hatched 7 chicks. Usually I lose one or two but never a lot of them.

Of course these could be old eggs, but maybe not, too. And of course there's no way to compare because you can't check a yolk's condition then hatch the egg!

If I were you I'd certainly try it!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

When I wanted to test some local eggs next to some shipped eggs after a previous shipped eggs disaster, I found a woman selling eggs for eating. She said she happened to have a roo also, so I bought a dozen for $3 and saw a few were fertilized. When I threw them in, I ended up with 3 beautiful mutts, one from an olive egg. They were the most gentle chicks in the bunch! Now when I find someone who sells eggs for eating I ask if they have a roo!