Okay to eat?

[Hayleytemplet]

I have 2 eggs that I thought might be fertilized. I popped them in the incubator on Sunday. This is where they are. I'm thinking not fertilized, but I am new to having a roo and eating eggs with a roo around. Anyway... could I eat them if I have had them in the incubator for 5 days? Just not sure the cut off lol. Also, if I see ones with little dots like the 2nd one, does that mean couldn't be fertile at all or porous?

Thanks!

 

[Chickens are awsome]

I don't see any development in those eggs.
How long have you had the roo for and how old is he?
I don't think it would be a good idea to eat them but that's just my opinion.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I would not personally eat them, but I know that others cook them scrambled and give them to their pet cats or dogs or even back to the chickens.

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

I have 2 eggs that I thought might be fertilized. I popped them in the incubator on Sunday. This is where they are. I'm thinking not fertilized, but I am new to having a roo and eating eggs with a roo around. Anyway... could I eat them if I have had them in the incubator for 5 days? Just not sure the cut off lol. Also, if I see ones with little dots like the 2nd one, does that mean couldn't be fertile at all or porous?

Thanks!

Don't eat them! They have been in there for 5 days in a humid 99.5°F incubator. Just throw them out, the chickens will lay more eggs for you to eat. And no they don't look fertile

 

[Hayleytemplet]

Don't eat them! They have been in there for 5 days in a humid 99.5°F incubator. Just throw them out, the chickens will lay more eggs for you to eat. And no they don't look fertile

That's what I thought and planned to do but wanted to make sure I'm not being weird. So I just wanted someone to confirm my thoughts on the not eating and not fertilized. I just hatched a baby from a friend's flock but I didn't candle her until like day 10 so I wanted confirmation on that as well. Thanks!

 

[NatJ]

could I eat them if I have had them in the incubator for 5 days? Just not sure the cut off lol.

I have cooked eggs like that to feed to chickens or a dog. They looked and smelled fine.

I have never eaten them myself, but I have already decided that I would eat them if I was starving or was completely out of other eggs.

If it looks fine, smells fine, and is cooked thoroughly: I don't see any real danger there, although the idea of eating eggs that have spent that many days at that temperature still seems a bit icky to me (which is why I've given them to chickens or a dog, since I've always had plenty of other eggs at the time).

 

[Ridgerunner]

In some societies incubated eggs are considered a delicacy. You might do a search on "balut". There is nothing poisonous or dangerous about them. If there were something poisonous or dangerous about them I would not feed them to a dog or the other chickens and I'd have no problems doing that.

Personally I would not eat them because I could not get past the Yuk! Factor. Not unless I was truly hungry. But that is because of the society I grew up in. We are such prisoners to our upbringing.

 

[NorthwoodsChick]

In some societies incubated eggs are considered a delicacy. You might do a search on "balut". There is nothing poisonous or dangerous about them. If there were something poisonous or dangerous about them I would not feed them to a dog or the other chickens and I'd have no problems doing that.

Personally I would not eat them because I could not get past the Yuk! Factor. Not unless I was truly hungry. But that is because of the society I grew up in. We are such prisoners to our upbringing.

true there. Low and slow cook should be left for brisket, not eggs. Just my opinion

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

That's what I thought and planned to do but wanted to make sure I'm not being weird. So I just wanted someone to confirm my thoughts on the not eating and not fertilized. I just hatched a baby from a friend's flock but I didn't candle her until like day 10 so I wanted confirmation on that as well. Thanks!

No problem!