Have people really been able to hatch store-bought eggs?

[farmin'chick]

Yes, I hatched a Walmart egg this year.

 

[dovecanyon]

Here is little T.J., the only one to hatch from my dozen Trader Joe's eggs. He hatched late Tuesday night. The eggs were refrigerated, and were 3 weeks old when I bought them! He is almost 2 days old.

 

[sonew123]

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hes so precious too--Ill take him then!!! LOL....

 

[Bock_Bock]

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yes this saturday i am getting 12 eggs that are due to hatch on tuesday and wedsday. i have a friend who is already incubating them and i am going to go pick up 12 or so of te eggs to hatch some friends for lil miss frosty. Practically all i have to do is pick them up go home set them in bator and up humidity, all the turning work is done lol

 

[suzpyoung]

Thanks for all the info, everyone. I did read the thread about Joey the fertile egg science project from Trader Joe's. What an awesome story!

 

[chinbunny]

wow that is interesting. When I raised chickens i was always told you couldn't hatch refridgerated eggs. I am going to have to expirement if I ever get back into chickens. i always thought once they were cold that was it, and they were ruined for hatching.

 

[Cornychick]

farmin'chick :

Yes, I hatched a Walmart egg this year.

What kind of packaging/brand was it? I make sure to cruz the egg section at every grocery store I come across to look for fertilized eggs with no luck.​