Help! We just found our first eggs !

[beangirl]

Help! We just found our first eggs from our rooster and hen! What do we do with them? I've heard not to keep them with the chickens. We don't have a incubator, so...! Thank you for all the help!

 

[imnukensc]

I'd be eating them until or if the hen goes broody.

 

[lazy gardener]

Eat them.

 

[redranger209]

How old are the parents? If under a year, eat em. The chicks can be deformed if you hatch them.

 

[MelissaRose]

I eat them,if I have more than I want to eat I put them in the fridge and they stay good for at least a week.If you want to hatch them wait 'till your hen is broody or buy an incubator,but do what @redranger209 said because that is important because you do not want deformed chicks.
If you want chicks this spring and your hen wont go broody, you probably have the option of ordering from a hatchery which I have done many times with great results!
congrats on your first eggs!

 

[beangirl]

Thanks, everyone!

 

[beangirl]

I eat them,if I have more than I want to eat I put them in the fridge and they stay good for at least a week.If you want to hatch them wait 'till your hen is broody or buy an incubator,but do what @redranger209 said because that is important because you do not want deformed chicks.
If you want chicks this spring and your hen wont go broody, you probably have the option of ordering from a hatchery which I have done many times with great results!
congrats on your first eggs!

Thanks for your reply! We'll do that...our chickens are are less than a year old.

 

[beangirl]

How old are the parents? If under a year, eat em. The chicks can be deformed if you hatch them.

They are under a year old...thanks for the info!