Trader Joes & Other Grocery Store Egg Hatching Club - Are you a Member

[msheets]

That's pretty cool sequoiacyclist, I hope they all make it! After candling while it was dark out, I found out that all 12 are alive so far...15 more days (=

 

[Reinbeau]

Neat thread, I can't wait for more pictures!

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Yeah tell me about it!

I have got two pips out of the mystery eggs so far, and I am dying to know who is inside! I have a hunch though that the egg producer used white rock roos and production red hens. Should be an interesting combination!

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Ahhh...they're hatching now. Two of them are bright yellow and one of them has some orange fluff and a spot on its back. I have heard that Rock Island uses white rock roos and production red hens which would make sex-links right? Though the spot on the back is throwing me off. Maybe dad was a California leghorn... I will post pics after they're all out and dried. And they said I couldn't hatch store bought fertile eggs......

 

[clothdiaperingmom]

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They sound like my buff orp eggs. i have a hard time getting them into the cartons

I bought some eggs from a guy on ebay. They are the largest brown eggs I have ever seen. They are from Red sex link hens he said. He has them in with a couple RIR hens and a RIR roo. (ought to be good layers I guess)

 

[msheets]

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They sound like my buff orp eggs. i have a hard time getting them into the cartons

I bought some eggs from a guy on ebay. They are the largest brown eggs I have ever seen. They are from Red sex link hens he said. He has them in with a couple RIR hens and a RIR roo. (ought to be good layers I guess)

That makes sense because I called the farm that they came from & they are a mix of black sex links, RIRs, & some other large breed.

 

[Mahonri]

We need pics!!!!

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Mine are still hatching, but I promise to post pictures when they are all out! I don't know what to think of these little guys.....they're definitely a cross between a white and a red bird. I am thinking they are golden sex-links.

 

[sequoiacyclist]

Well, they are all here. Of 12 eggs, 2 were infertile 1 quit at 1 week, 1 quit at 17 days, and 8 hatched. Look at these beautiful babies! I am still very curious about their breed though. They came out of large brown eggs from Rock Island Eggs (Petaluma Farms). I expected them to look more like production reds, but all of them are a nice yellow/cream color except one chick, which has a orange face and one dark spot on her back. Do any of you have any guesses what breed these little guys are? White rocks? Production red/Rock crosses? Thanks! Oh, and if anyone is in California I will be giving some of them away. My coop has reached capacity. Let me know if you are interested!



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[Bloomie]

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I aint gotta clue what breed those cuties could be, but I'm in awe of the whole hatching store bought eggs experience thats been had.
Thanks for sharing too.