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

[SpringPeeper]

Hi all! Thought I'd revive this thread. I hatched out some Trader Joe's chicks several months ago, and they went to a friend of mine. She just sent me a picture of one of the roos. This is a TJ's chick, but it ended up having brown on it! Anyone else seen this in their TJ's chicks? He's so pretty.

I've never seen one with that color! Only white or white with black. It's a nice looking bird though.

 

[LindaSmith]

Is anyone on here from Washington State - Puget Sound area? I can't find any fertile eggs at Costco Winco or TJs and was wondering if you and another idea? Thanks

 

[BCollie]

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Agreed. I think he's gorgeous! Maybe one day when I live on a farm I will hatch and keep some TJ's birds I've not kept any, just hatched them.

 

[sktlmt]

Is anyone on here from Washington State - Puget Sound area? I can't find any fertile eggs at Costco Winco or TJs and was wondering if you and another idea? Thanks

I am in Portland and no one sells eggs labeled fertile. Uwajimaya in Beaverton sells pasture eggs that have the potential to be fertile. Tacoma Boys might also have pasture eggs. I get fertile hatching eggs from a local feed store.

 

[luckysaysgo]

Do you have a Raleys? They have labelled fertile eggs in California. They are a nice medium brown egg.

Is anyone on here from Washington State - Puget Sound area?  I can't find any fertile eggs at Costco Winco or TJs and was wondering if you and another idea? Thanks

 

[pickledpenny]

Day 14 update! . I marked air cells and candled today. We still have 4 growing like crazy and wiggling up a storm in there. I'm pretty thrilled these guys seem to be doing so well. They're going to have some TJ siblings close behind as well. There are 5 on day 7 with good movement and visible heartbeats one died within the last day or so. There was a blood ring and you could see the embryo just floating. Sad, but a part of hatching I guess.

Day 14 babies:

And a day 7:

 

[Kaylish]

I set a dozen from Trader Joes yesterday along with some fun backyard mutts - 5 days old according to the Julien date - hope I get a good hatch.

 

[pickledpenny]

I set a dozen from Trader Joes yesterday along with some fun backyard mutts - 5 days old according to the Julien date - hope I get a good hatch.

I'll be stalking!

 

[Peep_Show]

This TJ chick is 24 days old today. Any idea on breed or sex? It has three white splotches: One on the head and one on each wing.

 

[Audio51]

This TJ chick is 24 days old today. Any idea on breed or sex? It has three white splotches: One on the head and one on each wing.

Looks like an Austra White or similar mix. My ROck Island chicks looked sinilar at this age. This is what they looked like when I sold them.