Science experiment: Egg hatching underwater

Would it hatch underwater?

  • Scrambled Eggs.

  • Possibly, if under certain conditions

Results are only viewable after voting.
Date sort Score sort
HawaiiCoyote said:
And once the bloom is washed off the egg - the chick is dust. So the moment it hits the water.
Click to expand...
Not true. I’ve always heard that as well but I’ve hatched washed eggs before both intentionally and unintentionally and they all hatched perfectly fine. In fact, I even had a 100% hatch once with a mix of some washed and some not. Now, granted, they weren’t like drenched in water or scrubbed or anything... just poop wiped off with a wet paper towel but still. They hatched fine.

Now, I’m not saying it’s not a good idea to try to protect the bloom or anything, it is, but it’s definitely not true that the chicks are automatically “dust” as you say if you wash them. I and several others have hatched washed eggs and even most if not all hatcheries wash their eggs or at least sanitize them.

People even hatch refrigerated eggs which are supposed to never be able to hatch. There aren’t really any hard and fast, true 100% of the time, rules with hatching. Except maybe that the chicks will die if you hatch underwater. That one is true.
 
TheDawg said:
Not true. I’ve always heard that as well but I’ve hatched washed eggs before both intentionally and unintentionally and they all hatched perfectly fine. In fact, I even had a 100% hatch once with a mix of some washed and some not. Now, granted, they weren’t like drenched in water or scrubbed or anything... just poop wiped off with a wet paper towel but still. They hatched fine.

Now, I’m not saying it’s not a good idea to try to protect the bloom or anything, it is, but it’s definitely not true that the chicks are automatically “dust” as you say if you wash them. I and several others have hatched washed eggs and even most if not all hatcheries wash their eggs or at least sanitize them.

People even hatch refrigerated eggs which are supposed to never be able to hatch. There aren’t really any hard and fast, true 100% of the time, rules with hatching. Except maybe that the chicks will die if you hatch underwater. That one is true.
Click to expand...
I hatch washed eggs all the time. Well, washed, & refrigerated eggs. My hatch rate is 96% - 100% with them.
 
MysteryChicken said:
I hatch washed eggs all the time. Well, washed, & refrigerated eggs. My hatch rate is 96% - 100% with them.
Click to expand...
Yup! It can definitely be done with quite a lot of success! I was shocked when I learned that 😂

People even get fertilized eggs from the store, like Trader Joe’s, which are who knows how old plus refrigerated, and have success! Now, granted, with those it’s not a ton of success, usually only a couple chicks if that, but still. It can be done.
 
TheDawg said:
Yup! It can definitely be done with quite a lot of success! I was shocked when I learned that 😂

People even get fertilized eggs from the store, like Trader Joe’s, which are who knows how old plus refrigerated, and have success! Now, granted, with those it’s not a ton of success, usually only a couple chicks if that, but still. It can be done.
Click to expand...
Our Walmart carries some fertilized eggs, so I can probably experiment with those some day.


I know, it's surprising.
 
They're free ranged, so they're most likely fertilized. Happy Egg also sells Heritage Breed eggs, which includes blue layers, but my Walmart doesn't sell the Heritage breed ones yet.
 

Similar threads

allosaurusrock
    • Like
NurtureRight 360 not Holding Humidity
Replies
8
Views
716
Georgeie
G
Lulu-vt
Struggling with hatching eggs and broody hens
Replies
2
Views
313
Lulu-vt
Lulu-vt
H
Is the duckling deceased?
Replies
2
Views
218
HighMeadowFarm
H
P
    • Like
Copper black maran eggs not hatching.
Replies
2
Views
665
wrathsfarm
wrathsfarm
BossyBantam
    • Sad
Flystrike Aftercare? *PICTURE WARNING*
Replies
1
Views
2K
Auntiejessi3
Auntiejessi3

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom