Safe to use Sharpie on hatching eggs?

[HonkABC]

Can I use Sharpie to mark eggs I am going to hatch? Thank you.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Can I use Sharpie to mark eggs I am going to hatch? Thank you.

Yes, I do it all the time.

 

[HonkABC]

Thank you!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you!

You're welcome.

 

[Noraaaaa]

It’s fine, but I like to use pencil because a sharpie may go through the pores of an egg (rare).

 

[GodLovesU]

I accidentally cracked a quail egg using a pencil, but if you’re hatching chickens pencil or sharpie should be fine.

 

[Debbie292d]

Can I use Sharpie to mark eggs I am going to hatch? Thank you.

I use both Sharpies and pencils for silkie eggs, whichever one I grab first.

 

[TyTheColt]

Can I use Sharpie to mark eggs I am going to hatch? Thank you.

Yes. I always use sharpies when I hatch eggs.

 

[Feeling Clucky]

Can I use Sharpie to mark eggs I am going to hatch? Thank you.

Yes.

 

[LaFleche]

It’s fine, but I like to use pencil because a sharpie may go through the pores of an egg (rare).

This exactly. In all my 20+ years of breeding/hatching I never used a sharpie, only pencil which I consider safer.