Possible to hatch or am I harebrained?

[pwhit]

A couple weeks ago a predator killed our young rooster and 7 hens. Today I was cooking a couple eggs ... from our poor departed hens ... and noticed what looked like a "bullseye" on one of them. I've never hatched chicks before, but I suddenly wondered if it would be possible to hatch fertile eggs that have been in the fridge for a few weeks. Is it worth trying so that we can have some descendants of those chickens that we lost? Or is this a fool's errand?

Thanks for your feedback.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Eggs can be in the fridge up to two weeks and still be viable. Naturally, the, the better.

 

[chickens really]

Try it ...I hatched Call Duck eggs that were in a fridge..

 

[Celeste Cannon]

I've heard of hatching eggs that have been in fridges for a while. I think it just freezes the incubation process but doesn't stop it. If you end up doing that, leave the eggs out of the fridge for a while until they turn room temperature and then incubate them. I wanted to try this with grocery store quail eggs so I did a bit of research. How long have they been in the fridge for? How many are there? It's a 1/12 chance when its been less than a week. Im sorry for your loss . Good luck!

 

[ChickenFox]

I say give it a go. What's the harm in trying?