Hatchright spray?

[nseattleguy]

When I searched fertile eggs on eBay, as I haven’t seen many of the varieties I am looking for here, something called “hatchright” fertile eggs spray comes up. Any one here have any useful information on this product? All the posted “reviews” had bad grammar and spelling, and were in the ad, not as real reviews. Thanks in advance!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Trust your Heart.. not your wallet

 

[17 chickens]

Hens have been hatching eggs long before us and they don't use it! so not only trust your heart and wallet but trust your hens!

 

[WhiteWyan]

I can't imagine spraying eggs with vitamins would help them develop better.

You're better off just feeding your chickens right so their eggs are nutrient rich.

Silly product I think... If the big hatchery industry doesn't use it then you probably don't need to.

Just keep the temp and humidity in target range and keep the eggs turned, keep the baton clean, keep your hands and your egg candler clean... Etc.

 

[featheredplanets]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hatchright-spray.945874/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-no-washing-disinfecting-eggs.426155/

I don’t see any need for cleaning eggs unless they’re badly soiled or you have a lot from several different breeders. The bloom is there for a reason and if it didn’t do it’s job, I doubt we’d have poultry today, hens of all poultry types have been hatching their eggs for thousands of years with no special sprays.

 

[Pyxis]

According to the study they linked at the bottom of their (very badly misspelled) ad, it looks like it's probably ascorbic acid. I see no reason to buy it. The one study they link says that ascorbic acid improved hatch rates in muscovy eggs, but a lot of things that had nothing to do with the acid could have affected that outcome.

 

[nseattleguy]

Thank you everyone! I figured it wasn’t worth it. Appreciate the support!