Hatching store bought Happy Eggs blue and brown heritage breed

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh my gosh he looks so annoyed

 

[VeryHappyHens]

It hatched!!!! I went to check on its progress this morning and it had just hatched. Looks perfect. I’ll update later with fluffy pictures. And just to clarify only one of the store bought eggs made it to lockdown. The others that even developed were early quitters.

Was the store bought eggs in the fridge because I wanna try this. SO I can know taht refrigerated eggs can hatch.

 

[Mama_in_the_Dell]

Was the store bought eggs in the fridge because I wanna try this. SO I can know taht refrigerated eggs can hatch.

Yes. I just let them sit on the counter until they were room temp but they were previously refrigerated.

 

[Mama_in_the_Dell]

Updated pictures

 

[Catherinekalberg]

Updated pictures

Did you get just the one out of the dozen and would I be able to throw these under my broody bird

 

[ThinMintTheChicken]

Updated pictures

How are they now?

 

[dixieandthechicks]

Yes!! Update??

 

[maryelle]

I was out shopping one day in March and saw these beautiful eggs on the store shelf. Remembering stories I’ve read of others hatching store bought eggs I decided to see if anything could come of these. View attachment 2614913View attachment 2614911

One egg was cracked and though I probably could have sealed it I decided to open it up and see if it was even fertilized. To my surprise it did look fertilized so I let the eggs rest to room temperature and put them in the incubator that night. I probably should have let the air cells rest more but I propped up the wiggly ones upright.View attachment 2614912

After a few days 3 of the eggs looked like they were actually developing. Two of those quit early but one kept on. It was also one of the ones with the worst detached air cells. So I kept it propped up and never turned it. Now it’s due to hatch tomorrow!!! I’m so nervous. I really hope it hatches. My last hatch was bad where only half of my fully developed chicks even pipped so I’m hoping I got the humidity issues worked out. This one is said to be a speckled legbar egg but I can’t find much about that breed and who knows what kind of rooster fertilized it. I’m still amazed that a chick was able to fully develop from store bought eggs. View attachment 2614916

 

[Mama_in_the_Dell]

Sorry for such a late update but Happy

Did you get just the one out of the dozen and would I be able to throw these under my broody bird

yes, I only got one from the dozen. Only 4 total were even fertilized so I wouldn’t put a broody through that in case none hatched unless you had a few eggs with them that are definitely fertilized.

Sorry for the late update. I forgot about this post. Happy turned into a beautiful female. Not sure on the mix but she lays a bluish egg. I’ll have to get an updated picture.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I don't ever set an egg with a crack, because they only last to about day 10 even if you repair them. But if they get a crack after day 10 then yes repair and try.