how do i un fertilise an egg

[themadchicken]

isn't it like 99.5 degrees to start them developing?

 

[cmfarm]

No, that is the the temp. to hatch them. It can start to develop at 65 F but will develop very slowly. It is always best to put eggs in the fridge immediately that way they don't develop and damage the egg.

 

[speckledhen]

I've stored eggs for hatching to send to other folks, and for my own use, for years. They won't develop at 65*. Proper storage is between 50 and 70 degrees, which I do in my basement. They never develop at those temps.

 

[dainerra]

agreed. eggs can be stored at room temperature for a lot longer than most people realize. My grandmother never put her eggs in the fridge. They sat in a bowl on the counter until she used them. if she had a hen go broody, she would gather a handful of eggs from the bowl and take them back to the hen.

 

[themadchicken]

agreed. eggs can be stored at room temperature for a lot longer than most people realize. My grandmother never put her eggs in the fridge. They sat in a bowl on the counter until she used them. if she had a hen go broody, she would gather a handful of eggs from the bowl and take them back to the hen.

THAT IS SO COOL! SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

 

[speckledhen]

I've even been known to rotate my hatching egg collection when they're older than a week old and bring the eggs up from the basement for us to eat. None have ever shown development, though they may be almost two weeks old without refrigeration.

Hatching eggs start to lose some of their hatchability after a week, then most of their hatchability after two weeks of storage, so I rotate the older ones out for fresher ones and eat the older ones--they have been on the shelf in the basement, which stays under 70* unless we're having an extremely hot summer.

 

[Cetawin]

No, that is the the temp. to hatch them. It can start to develop at 65 F but will develop very slowly. It is always best to put eggs in the fridge immediately that way they don't develop and damage the egg.

cmfarm, I am sorry that you are so mis-informed but please do not panic new chicken keepers with this invalid information.

Eggs are incubated at 99.5 degrees and hatch at around 100 degrees. Eggs will NOT begin developing at 65 degrees....that is within storage temperature range not developmental range. Not refrigerating eggsimmediately will not damage the egg. Take note that people have successfully incubated and hatched eggs that had previously been refrigerated.

Just refrigerate the eggs until they are used or sold to make sure they will not develop.

 

[twisted troy]

I've always kept a rooster, until now....but I am growing a few to find the next king I'm not great at gathering eggs in a timely manner, neither are the kids. I've used eggs that had been in the coop for at least a week in the texas heat.

But you need to know if you have a sitting hen! Eggs don't hatch themselves, they need some help.

 

[Time-Out]

I've always kept a rooster, until now....but I am growing a few to find the next king I'm not great at gathering eggs in a timely manner, neither are the kids. I've used eggs that had been in the coop for at least a week in the texas heat.

But you need to know if you have a sitting hen! Eggs don't hatch themselves, they need some help.

A week?! Wow that's a long time!

We generally wait until after our friends have eaten the eggs to tell them they were fertilised. Some don't care, but others go a shade of green when we inform them they ate a little chicken sperm. It's funny watching their reactions. They're not stupid, though; they know our eggs taste good, so they still buy them... Unless of course they're just buying them to keep us happy, but they in fact throw them away...

Nb. We only tell those who would take the joke. I wouldn't dream of saying that to someone off the street!