How to keep a rooster but still have edible eggs?

[LizzyJo]

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To paraphrase a comment from a post awhile back--tell your dad that nuns have periods. Likewise hens without a rooster still lay eggs.

 

[Mama_Chicken]

I think I read somewhere that fertilized eggs have more nutrients in them. Is that true?!?!

 

[confusedturtle]

LizzyJo: LoL my dad is one of those guys who will insist he is right even when proven wrong, I will be sure to tell him what you said. He insists that he was raised with chickens as a child and knows for a fact that they must have a rooster to lay eggs

and also that all chickens crow like a rooster, therefor they cannot be hidden in an area where they are not allowed. I argued with him for some time before telling him he must be right and I must be wrong but I am going to try anyways and find out on my own. More of his vast wisdom is that Tornados never strike at night and only follow water. I need to write one of those $@#^ my dad says books, some of it is just plain crazy LoL

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

I eat 4-6 fertillized eggs a day. You will never know the difference, like everyone said as long as you collect daily. It takes a couple or few days for veins and embryo to start forming. Eat up

 

[TheSheriffswife]

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So, it takes just a few days for the veins to start forming? And you have to collect and not let them 'sit around' but one of the previous posters said you can leave them on the counter for weeks? Sorry but does this mean you can leave fertilized eggs out on the counter too? what would the difference be if you left them on the counter or left them in the nest box? .wouldn''t it still develop on the counter? or does it need the high temp of the hen or incubator?
just wondering mine will be fertilized and I didn''t know if I can leave them out on the counter or not..
Thanks!

 

[silkiechicken]

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So, it takes just a few days for the veins to start forming? And you have to collect and not let them 'sit around' but one of the previous posters said you can leave them on the counter for weeks? Sorry but does this mean you can leave fertilized eggs out on the counter too? what would the difference be if you left them on the counter or left them in the nest box? .wouldn''t it still develop on the counter? or does it need the high temp of the hen or incubator?
just wondering mine will be fertilized and I didn''t know if I can leave them out on the counter or not..
Thanks!

It takes about 60 hours at 99.5-101.5F for a fertilized egg to show a blood ring/veins. At normal room temperatures below 85F, you can let your fertilized eggs sit out for a month or two on the counter no problem.

Collect daily so the warm bum of a chicken doesn't activate the fertilized eggs if a girl decides to sit.

 

[Chick Charm]

Hopefully this MYTH is fully DEBUNKED!

For some the mental aspect of a fertilized egg is kinda like sushi. It's the thought in their head that is holding them back. Man I could use a plate full of sashimi right now! The funniest part about fertilized eggs is that 99% of people would never know if they just ate one.

If fertilized eggs can't be eaten, why do grocery stores sell them? Take a walk through Trader Joes or Henry's and look at the fertilized egg section.

Collect em and eat is what I say. Wether you choose to keep your roo is up to you. And yes, you can eat those eggs too.

 

[confusedturtle]

Chick Charm: What breed is the one in your avatar? My chick, which I was told is a roo, looks pretty similar. Here is his pic:

Im ready to keep him even if he is a roo, but I would be so happy to find out he is a she

**Edited** This one was taken last week (9 weeks old), his feathers and body have a little more of the light brown coloring now. Now that I see the 2 pics by eachother mine is probably not the same as yours

 

[TheSheriffswife]

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So, it takes just a few days for the veins to start forming? And you have to collect and not let them 'sit around' but one of the previous posters said you can leave them on the counter for weeks? Sorry but does this mean you can leave fertilized eggs out on the counter too? what would the difference be if you left them on the counter or left them in the nest box? .wouldn''t it still develop on the counter? or does it need the high temp of the hen or incubator?
just wondering mine will be fertilized and I didn''t know if I can leave them out on the counter or not..
Thanks!

It takes about 60 hours at 99.5-101.5F for a fertilized egg to show a blood ring/veins. At normal room temperatures below 85F, you can let your fertilized eggs sit out for a month or two on the counter no problem.

Collect daily so the warm bum of a chicken doesn't activate the fertilized eggs if a girl decides to sit.

Ahh Cool Thanks!

Makes sense..I have no issue eating fertilized..I certainly can't tell the difference. just wanted to make sure they were the same as far as storage and not developing..Excellent! I actually never knew until reading these boards that you can leave eggs on the counter..

 

[aggie9296]

I wouldn't mark the eggs, just the carton.

You do not need a good rooster to get good egg production. Just good hens.

Fertilized eggs taste the same as unfertilized ones. But some people are squeamish if you tell them they are fertilized and might not eat/buy them.