Trader Joes Eggs! (set 10/30/10) ***UPDATE*** Bad News!

[hemolymph]

You can hatch trader joe eggs? I am so confused!!

 

[gryeyes]

Yup, some Trader Joe's sell fertile eggs, and several BYC members have actually hatched them, despite the eggs having been refrigerated. So some more of us are gonna try to do the same.

You need to find the eggs labeled "fertile" not just "free range" or "organic" and try to get the most recently packaged eggs. The date stamped on the carton is sometimes hidden as the Julian date, which is a sequential number of the days of the year from January 1st. Today would be 308. December 31st is 365.

 

[treldib]

Here is a nice, 24 page thread about the subject

lotsa pics too...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=290845

 

[treldib]

Ok, so today I candled again (day 7, I think) and decided, since I just today found out that the 12 "Fertile" ones were 21 days old before going into the 'bator that nothing was ever going to hatch. I cracked open a few and, after seeing no signs of development, proceeded to crack open all 15...

All 12 of the eggs marked "Fertile" were Infertile as well as the AAA White Battery Egg....then I got to the two "Organic, Cage-Free Brown" and as I cracked the first open....a bunch of veins and a tiny little embryo spill out

Its little heart was beating for a few minutes before finally stopping

. I immediately put the other "Organic, Cage-Free Brown" egg back into the incubator and am hoping it will survive

After digging around and finding the carton I found out that they were 3 days old before going into the 'bator. I've learned a bunch of lessons today....

This however, DOES prove that Grocery Store eggs that aren't even marked as Fertile CAN develop

Also, it proves I am doing something right!

Happy hatching you guys!

 

[treldib]

Bump for anyone watching this thread...

 

[rebel yell]

where can i get these eggs in NC.? or can i get them here?

 

[treldib]

When you go to your local Grocery Store or Supermarket, go to the Egg section and look for "Organic Free Range" or "Fertile". "Trader Joes" is a large Grocery Store chain in the Southwestern States.

Update:
The lone egg is developing! I bought 10 Coturnix Quail eggs to keep him/her company when he/she hatches.

 

[sloallie10]

here's a picture of the trader joes eggs. I was so excited when i found them there!

 

[treldib]

Quote:
Yep! What is the sell-by date? subtract 30 days from that date and you will know when they were laid....it could save you the trouble of trying to hatch month old eggs

 

[sloallie10]

Quote:
Yep! What is the sell-by date? subtract 30 days from that date and you will know when they were laid....it could save you the trouble of trying to hatch month onle eggs

Oh, im not sure, i did not buy them i was just really excited, and glad to know that our TJ carries them.