Fridge/Storebought?

[~Kuromametchi~]

is it possible to hatch grocery store bought eggs?

 

[cassie]

I wouldn't think so. First of all, they are probably not fertile. And even if they are, I don't think refrigeration does the embryos any good.

 

[in2chickens]

You need to do a search on this site and read the story about "Joey". It is a great post about and family that bought eggs from Trader Joes and hatched the eggs. ....Seriously

 

[cassie]

I stand corrected. Learn something new every day.

 

[~Kuromametchi~]

do you have a link for the post?

 

[~Kuromametchi~]

Nevermind i found the post but she said she bought fertile eggs i was talking about like goin to Super Walmart and pickin up a dozen eggs would those hatch?

 

[in2chickens]

This post is in this same catagory Incubating & Hatching Eggs. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=124940
I pasted this, never tried it before, hope it works.

 

[in2chickens]

Yeap, just did it, it works

 

[~Kuromametchi~]

?? You just hatched storbought eggs?

 

[in2chickens]

No, tested the link. I have never hatched any eggs. If you read the entire string. Many eggs in the store are fertile and you just don't know it. A few different people tried it and commented on this post. The key to hatching them was getting the with in 4 days of being hatched.