Hatching Grocery Store Eggs

[Ramblin Rooster]

Hello all,
I was cracking open some grocery store eggs today because my layers are beig dewormed and the eggs are not good to eat and noticed the grocery store eggs were fertilized, has anyone tried hatching them? just thought it would be interesting to know.

 

[epmchickens]

I have to say I've never noticed a fretilized egg from the grocery store BUT I do have a story... my husbands favorite hen was killed this february and we decided to hatch out some of her eggs that we had. One came right out of the coop, 2 from our counter top, and 1 from the fridge. It had been in there for maybe 3-4 days and it hatched! The chick was not in good shape and only lived maybe 10 days but we blame that on the father. He was my little silkie and all of his chicks had something wrong with them be it malformed feet or being shaped odd. He was not supposed to breed but got his genes in there from time to time. But you never know I guess. Pop it in the incubator or under a broody and see what happens lol. Hubby's hen was the only white egg layer so we knew they were hers.

 

[gryeyes]

There are multiple threads about hatching grocery store eggs. I hatched four white leghorns from Trader Joe's fertile grocery eggs. (The carton is plainly marked "Fertile.")

 

[epmchickens]

There are multiple threads about hatching grocery store eggs. I hatched four white leghorns from Trader Joe's fertile grocery eggs. (The carton is plainly marked "Fertile.")

That's pretty cool . I didn't know. Where I live grocery eggs are the icky ones lol. Sounds like a really fun way to get some chicks

 

[gryeyes]

There are multiple threads about hatching grocery store eggs. I hatched four white leghorns from Trader Joe's fertile grocery eggs. (The carton is plainly marked "Fertile.")

That's pretty cool . I didn't know. Where I live grocery eggs are the icky ones lol. Sounds like a really fun way to get some chicks

Well, I wouldn't EAT any grocery store eggs! :/ I incubated TJ's eggs as an experiment just to see if I could. If you buy hatching eggs from breeder/sellers, they're not anywhere as cheap. Fertile grocery store eggs are less than three bucks for a dozen so ya don't feel bad if not many hatch. The first step is to be able to rummage through all the cartons checking for the freshest, most recently laid eggs. Usually I see folks opening cartons to check for cracked eggs; I didn't open any carton until I found the freshest ones. TJ's suppliers also stamp EACH egg with a "best by" date, which is funny when you see that stamp in the incubator... And then the egg(s) hatch.SO cool!

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

Well, I wouldn't EAT any grocery store eggs! :/

I incubated TJ's eggs as an experiment just to see if I could. If you buy hatching eggs from breeder/sellers, they're not anywhere as cheap. Fertile grocery store eggs are less than three bucks for a dozen so ya don't feel bad if not many hatch.

The first step is to be able to rummage through all the cartons checking for the freshest, most recently laid eggs. Usually I see folks opening cartons to check for cracked eggs; I didn't open any carton until I found the freshest ones. TJ's suppliers also stamp EACH egg with a "best by" date, which is funny when you see that stamp in the incubator... And then the egg(s) hatch.SO cool!

what kinds of chickens did you hatch?

 

[gryeyes]

Trader Joe's eggs are White Leghorns. White egg laying machines which lay white eggs. HUGE combs on the hens, too. And even more huge combs on the roosters.

It seems Trader Joe's in states other than California do not sell fertile eggs. And not all in California.

Raley's/Bel Air groceries sell brown fertile eggs. They may only be in California stores, too. I haven't incubated any of those eggs, but other BYCers have done so.