Silly question but.......

[Shamo Hybrid]

can you mark the fertile eggs with a Sharpie Pen to keep track? Is it safe to do so?

 

[R2elk]

can you mark the fertile eggs with a Sharpie Pen to keep track? Is it safe to do so?

Yes you can and many do. I mark mine with a pencil.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Yes you can and many do. I mark mine with a pencil.

I was just a bit worried that maybe during incubation, the embryo/fetus might absorb in some of the harmful fumes when it gets hot and humid in there.

 

[R2elk]

I was just a bit worried that maybe during incubation, the embryo/fetus might absorb in some of the harmful fumes when it gets hot and humid in there.

I have not heard of any evidence of that happening. I do know that there are many people that use sharpies to mark their eggs.

 

[sylviethecochin]

When I was in a developmental biology lab, we injected rubbing alcohol into the air space of some hatching eggs. The alcohol had no significant effect on the embryos. I cannot imagine that the tiny amount of alcohol present in a sharpie line will affect anything, and I use permanent marker to mark my own eggs.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

When I was in a developmental biology lab, we injected rubbing alcohol into the air space of some hatching eggs. The alcohol had no significant effect on the embryos. I cannot imagine that the tiny amount of alcohol present in a sharpie line will affect anything, and I use permanent marker to mark my own eggs.

Thanks lil' buddy ol' mine... just the answer I wanted to hear!