Going to try and hatch grocery store chicken eggs!

[Ccisdacute1]

I know the chances of this working is very very low but its an exciting and fun little experiment! I am currently in Denmark and bought some organic free range chicken eggs. There are 6 and they were refrigerated so this should be interesting! Right now I have them sitting to reach about room temperature before I put them in the incubator. So they will go in today and I will candle around maybe the 7th day maybe sooner. Has anyone else tried this? Or even had success? any advice, tips and or tricks!?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I know the chances of this working is very very low but its an exciting and fun little experiment! I am currently in Denmark and bought some organic free range chicken eggs. There are 6 and they were refrigerated so this should be interesting! Right now I have them sitting to reach about room temperature before I put them in the incubator. So they will go in today and I will candle around maybe the 7th day maybe sooner. Has anyone else tried this? Or even had success? any advice, tips and or tricks!?

If they have a rooster in their flock where the eggs came from, then chances are good! Just because they’re organic doesn’t necessarily mean they have a rooster living with them. Looks like the eggs were packed on June 30, eggs are normally packed the same day they are laid so chances are good they are fresh. I was able to successfully hatch a chick from grocery store eggs but they were marked as fertile.
You just have to wait and see when you candle if they’re fertile or not. If they are fertile then chances are good you’ll get something out of it. Held og lykke!

 

[Ccisdacute1]

If they have a rooster in their flock where the eggs came from, then chances are good! Just because they’re organic doesn’t necessarily mean they have a rooster living with them. Looks like the eggs were packed on June 30, eggs are normally packed the same day they are laid so chances are good they are fresh. I was able to successfully hatch a chick from grocery store eggs but they were marked as fertile.
You just have to wait and see when you candle if they’re fertile or not. If they are fertile then chances are good you’ll get something out of it. Held og lykke!

Im hoping they did have a rooster! There’s no way to tell unless there is some development. I made sure to pick the freshest eggs I could find. This is a shot in the dark but extremely exciting! Ill be sure to update as the days go by! Mange tak !

 

[mamablair]

Its so addicting isn’t it! Im a first time Hatcher and im obsessed already. My husbands in for it haha. You should definitely give it a try im eager to follow your journey!

I'm going to see if I can get my hands on these beauties that are supposedly at my local City Market. It would be wild if they actually hatch.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

Following along. Hope you can keep us updated with your experience. good luck

 

[Ebony Rose]

I've not purchased 'store bought' eggs to incubate.
I have purchased eggs from 'the lady down the street' and incubated those very successfully.
I have also refrigerated eggs that were laid by members of my flock, to collect enough to fill the incubator at the end of the week, and incubated those with great success as well.
The 'lady down the street' eggs had about 75% hatch out.
The 'fridge to incubator' eggs had about 50% hatch out; I too allowed these cold eggs to reach room temperature before allowing them to warm up in the incubator. I also rotated their position (tilt) of these eggs while they were in the refrigerator as I knew that I wanted to incubate them.
Good luck on your experiment and please keep us posted.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Thats so cool! Were they refrigerated? And thank you!!

they were chilled when I took them off the shelf- they had tiny beads of condensation accross the shells too. Very cold eggs. Not sure how long they were like that, but I gave them several hours to get to room temperature before incubating-
had 3 develop, one quit (it was cracked badly and bacteria managed to get in), and the other two hatched!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Wow thats so cool! Did they say the eggs were fertile or were they labeled as free range?

yes, free range eggs! The male ducks quite commonly get missed as they look the same except a couple small details. In a larger flock they're missed. But I have heard of it happening with chicken eggs too! And quails too. I tried it with quail eggs before duck eggs, and most the eggs developed but all quit due to really rough transit and being stored too long.

 

[TXChookstead]

There is actually a Facebook group called "Hatching Store Bought Eggs." Many stories and pictures can be found there, for those so inclined to join. The blue carton "Happy Eggs" are preferred (in the US, anyway), along with plant 1267.

I actually have 22 blue carton Legbar and Marans Happy Eggs in the incubator right now, and at 1 week, I see no development whatsoever (they were 10 days old, not too bad, also plant 1267). Now trying to figure out what to do with 22 yolkers.... So, your mileage may vary.

Interestingly, all the air cells were in good shape. They are shipped hundreds of miles, but seem to fare much better than eggs shipped through the mail/post. I guess everyone but the post office knows to be careful with eggs.

Will I try it again? Probably not, but I wouldn't tell someone not to, either. Many are successful!

 

[Zoologist]

Never tried it before, good luck with it! Would love to know if this actually works might be something I need to try in the future