Grocery store fertile eggs now under my hen!

[kristenm1975]

What dancingbear says is about what I know. These are eggs labeled as free range and fertile and when I went the website of the egg producer, it says there isn't a 100% guarantee that each egg is fertile. For ten hens, there is one rooster, so the odds seem pretty good to me. As for the effect of the cold on the eggs, I don't know. Seems to me I've read that it won't kill of your chances, although I'm sure it doesn't up your odds either.

Good idea to slip a couple other eggs under her in case these don't hatch out. I can check with neighbors to see if they have any fertile eggs.

 

[scullybird]

Do you hae any idea what breed the chicks of such eggs will be?

 

[ghettochicken]

I put two free range grocery store eggs in my chicken's nest and yesterday I found the cutest yellow baby chick in the pen. What a blessing and sooooo adorable.

Blessings,
Ghettochicken

 

[rungirl]

Wow, you could get anything... sort of like a chicken grab bag!

 

[Break an Egg]

I would let the eggs slowly warm to room temp before putting them under the hen, that way, you don't freak her out. I would move her off the nest, take the eggs she is sitting on, and replace them with the other eggs.

 

[tallyho]

Sorry if I'm stating the obvious and ya'll have seen it but just in case....there is a topic about Trader Joes and grocery store eggs:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=290845

It's very informative.

 

[ghettochicken]

My hen didn't seem to care that the two eggs came right out of the carton she just sat on them and warmed them up.

Blessings,
Dawn