My first egg!

[Prairie Orca]

So this egg came from one of the hens (RIR) that I purchased yesterday from a local hobby farmer. Both the hens are about 1.5 years old, so this egg is old news to them.

My very first chicken egg...

Now I have a question...

The hens I bought were kept with a rooster. If the egg is fertile, I want to try and hatch it. If not, then I'll store it for eating.

Is there any way to know today if the egg is fertile, or do I have to wait a few days before 'candling' to see?

 

[shellz131]

if they were kept with a roo then the egg is fertile

 

[Fluff-n-Feathers]

Yes, i would say that it is fertile... after a few days of incubating it you should be able to candle it and see a chick starting to develop in it. The chick should hatch in 21 days. Good luck!

 

[Prairie Orca]

Seriously? AWESOME.

Neither of the hens were sitting on the egg, so I'm guessing neither of them are interested in incubating. So... now I need an incubator!

Thankfully I already have a heat lamp (ceramic), so the heat is basically covered. Unless it's more complicated than that. o.o

Time for more research...

 

[Dogfish]

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Another one hooked into the life of a chicken farmer. Poor soul.