I just set 42 TJs Fertile Eggs! >>>>>Final Count 32!!!!

[theOEGBman]

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Oh definitely, I would have rather tried a larger group of both. But alas, I was only allowed 20 eggs.

But it was definitely something interesting to try, and the results were interesting as well.

 

[slickchik]

OK folks, back to the topic at hand

I bought 48 Trader Joe's Fertile Eggs.

I candled 48 before I set them in the incubator to look at the air space and 46 were acceptable (as far as I know

Ummm, 2 air spaces were clearly in the wrong location.)

I set the 42 eggs on Jan 5th.

Now.... drum roll please....

I candled all 42 eggs today. One was infertile. 40 eggs have amazing veins growing. One looked like there is a blood ring. I took out the infertile one and the one that clearly was lacking in the veins...

So I have 40 eggs in the bator with AMAZING VASCULAR STRUCTURES GROWING... One is still questionable.

All I could say was, "OH MY GOD!!!" I never dreamed I would have so many starters!!! Amazing!

I cracked the two eggs I took out and I think I was right about the blood ring but the other was obviously infertile.

 

[muddyhorse]

wow who would have thought that that many would be good. any idea what breed they might be ?

 

[slickchik]

Another member hatched out some TJ eggs and I believe he ended up with a Hyline-36...

http://www.hyline.com/aspx/products/products.aspx?navid=3

I certainly hope that is what they will be... I need DOCILE DOCILE DOCILE!!! Otherwise they are gonna be re-homed.

 

[greathorse]

Well so much for fertility being destroyed by refrigeration. I would not have beleived 90% develpment on refrigerated shipped eggs. Wow. Good luck

I think all of my shipped eggs will travel ground from here on in.

correct me if I am wrong and this is just a curiosity. I think the generation that your eggs come from are the Hyline 36, if they are a hybrid you will get something different than that????

 

[slickchik]

41 out of 42 eggs were fertile!! That is a whopping 97.6% fertility rate for refrigerated eggs!!! It's the math teacher in me that compels me to whip out that calculator.

Amazing! I can't get over it!

But there are still 15 days to go... but right now I am thrilled.

I don't know what I am going to end up with... I don't particularly care as long as they are not high strung. High strung chickens really really suck.

Someone with know-how please tell me how genetics and breeding hybrids works.... I am a math teacher. I don't understand how breeding works (yet

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[Germaine_11.20]

Where is trader joes when you need one. That is so cool! I love these kind of posts.

 

[Bock_Bock]

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yes i actually spoke to the trader joe head quaters and they said they are Leghorns

 

[Bock_Bock]

this is the trader joe chick right after i took it our the incubator

i will get an updated pic tonight hopefully lol



o yea and congrats on all your eggs developing, thats gonna be alot of whitness lol

 

[zoomerz2222]

went to 2 traders joes stores today, niether have the ferile eggs her in chicago suburbs. anyone a traders joe store that sells fertile eggs in the chicago burbs.

thanks in advance