Refrigerated egg progressing nicely

[Justoldbobo]

When I first built my incubator after I got temps regulated I couldn't wait a few days to get the fresh barnyard mix I planned on hatching, so I pulled four eggs from fridge I had gotten from friend. They had been in my fridge probably 10-12 days. Not sure how old were when givin to me. But after 11 days I see great movement and even kicking in one! The others all look clear. My son was amazed

 

[199787]

I have some hatching from the fridge right this minute. They weren't in as long as yours, but they were at 37F for mabey 4 days.

 

[Justoldbobo]

I didn't think any of the fridge ones would work I was just wanting to see how my temps would act after outing few eggs in. That one I could even see kick its feet lol. It's got a five day head start on the 16 fresh eggs I put in. It's my first time incubating so I think it's great

 

[A.T. Hagan]

I've hatched hundreds of chickens and turkeys from refrigerated eggs. That is where I usually keep my hatching eggs until I'm ready to set them.

 

[locoguru]

I didn't know that!

 

[lizanne]

I bought 12 fertile eggs at Safeway. They were refrigerated, and at 7 days into incubation 11 of the 12 are growing (one of them got cracked some how). It's really crazy that you can hatch eggs from the grocery store. I wonder what they will look like when they hatch.

The grocery store eggs are the big brown ones



The egg carton they came in.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

There is a thread on the board about hatching eggs from Trader Joe's. The brown ones are usually laid by some sort of sex-link. The whites almost certainly by White Leghorns or Leghorn crosses.

 

[Justoldbobo]

There is a thread on the board about hatching eggs from Trader Joe's. The brown ones are usually laid by some sort of sex-link. The whites almost certainly by White Leghorns or Leghorn crosses.

I have been reading that thread. Too bad there aren't any Trader Joes in Louisiana around me.

 

[lizanne]

I have been reading that thread. Too bad there aren't any Trader Joes in Louisiana around me.

Safeway, Whole Foods, and Winco have them too. Just look for fertile eggs at the grocery store close to you. I know my local Walmart doesn't have them.

 

[Justoldbobo]

I know no local store has them. But I will look next time I'm in Alexandria