Whole Foods sells "Fertile" eggs, they might work. So the fertile eggs getting cold for an extended period doesn't kill the embryo? I thought the cold would kill them, they actually can hatch when they've been sitting in the supermarket??!
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It sure seems that way, depending on alot of unknowns, like - How old. How long refridgerated. Were they frozen. etc..
Oh Oh I'm watching too
I hatched eggs from my fridge that were placed there while on a close to 2 weeks or so vacation and then put in the incubator a week or so later. Lots of welsummer babies from those. DH likes his fridge cold, cold and the eggs came from only 2 hens laying and eggs were old to boot. Experiments are the funnest thing, you never know what will happen.
a link to that posting and chick pics https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=165621
those guys should not have hatched. Some of the eggs were from before my vacation
I hatched eggs from my fridge that were placed there while on a close to 2 weeks or so vacation and then put in the incubator a week or so later. Lots of welsummer babies from those. DH likes his fridge cold, cold and the eggs came from only 2 hens laying and eggs were old to boot. Experiments are the funnest thing, you never know what will happen.
a link to that posting and chick pics https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=165621
those guys should not have hatched. Some of the eggs were from before my vacation
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I've read that chilling the eggs before incubation might contribute to defects, but, I've also seen people on this forum hatch lots of healthy babies from refrigerated eggs! If a person keeps a relatively warm fridge, the eggs shouldn't suffer. I just had an 8 out of 10 hatch with shipped eggs that had been in my 45-50 degree little fridge for quite a few days. If a person keeps a fridge close to freezing temperatures... it makes me wonder. I mean, what they do with human embryos and stuff? They freeze 'em!
I've read that chilling the eggs before incubation might contribute to defects, but, I've also seen people on this forum hatch lots of healthy babies from refrigerated eggs! If a person keeps a relatively warm fridge, the eggs shouldn't suffer. I just had an 8 out of 10 hatch with shipped eggs that had been in my 45-50 degree little fridge for quite a few days. If a person keeps a fridge close to freezing temperatures... it makes me wonder. I mean, what they do with human embryos and stuff? They freeze 'em!
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I have peach rings... and Chocolate!
07/19/2009 4:32 pm Is the original post time. Said she will candle day 7 .... that will be on the 26th two more days ....
Ghee sh! I'll need to get more peach rings!
I have peach rings... and Chocolate!
07/19/2009 4:32 pm Is the original post time. Said she will candle day 7 .... that will be on the 26th two more days ....
Ghee sh! I'll need to get more peach rings!
Ok I am watching too,
I tried it with BY eggs, none were fertile.
I hope it works for you.
I tried it with BY eggs, none were fertile.
I hope it works for you.
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I have peach rings... and Chocolate!
07/19/2009 4:32 pm Is the original post time. Said she will candle day 7 .... that will be on the 26th two more days ....
Ghee sh! I'll need to get more peach rings!
mmmmmmmmmmmm peach rings
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate
I have peach rings... and Chocolate!
07/19/2009 4:32 pm Is the original post time. Said she will candle day 7 .... that will be on the 26th two more days ....
Ghee sh! I'll need to get more peach rings!
mmmmmmmmmmmm peach rings
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm chocolate
I stumbled onto a new source of eggs for hatching. My local feed store has fresh free range eggs for sale. I called the owner yesterday and asked him if they were fertile and he said yes. He is going to bring in the eggs laid yesterday for me to pick up today. For the price of $3 Ima gonna get me some hatching eggs. I don't know what kind but they are chickens!
would quail eggs you buy at the store be ok? i doubt they only keep hens
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