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

[TexaCaliChick]

I have 21 eggs that made it to lock down: 15 from Trader Joe, 2 from Clark's and 4 from my hens. Started out with 2 dozen TJ and 1 dozen Clark's Nutrition store.

My 4 year-old granddaughter is visiting and came and said "Grandma the light is off can I turn it on?" Of course I said yes without asking what light she was talking about. Went to check my incubator shortly after that and the thermometer on one end said 106 and the other end said 103.6. Yikes! I will remember to ask what light from now on. That was day 11 and today I candled and had 21 still look good.

I will know soon.

 

[misfitmorgan]

69 of the 88 new eggs went into the bators last night.

9 EE
10 Iowa Blue
1 F1 OE
36 WF Fertile marked eggs (365 Brand)
13 WF Organic Free Range (Farmers Hen House Brand)

Friday 14 Khaki Campbell ducks come out of the bator then 14 WF Organic Free Range eggs go in, unless the cabinet bator gets its bugs worked out them all 19 will go in there along with other eggs im sure i will buy and a test hatch for my mille fleur D'uccle covered by my Porcelain D'uccle.

 

[TexaCaliChick]

First TJ hatched Monday. I have 9 eggs hatched so far but 2 are from my hens. One of the eggs from Clark's Nutrition store has pipped. I really hope it makes it since those are brown eggs and I'm curious what the hens are.

 

[misfitmorgan]

First TJ hatched Monday. I have 9 eggs hatched so far but 2 are from my hens. One of the eggs from Clark's Nutrition store has pipped. I really hope it makes it since those are brown eggs and I'm curious what the hens are.

All the whole foods eggs we have in the bator are brown, from looking into it i guess it is likely it is just a production brown layer from a red sex link crossed to a white leghorn.....and egg laying machines.

 

[ronott1]

First TJ hatched Monday. I have 9 eggs hatched so far but 2 are from my hens. One of the eggs from Clark's Nutrition store has pipped. I really hope it makes it since those are brown eggs and I'm curious what the hens are.

Congratulations!

 

[ronott1]

I shot a video of my TJ's chicks and BBS Australorps yesterday.

You might want to turn the sound down--The Roosters get excited when I work with the babies....

 

[Peep_Show]

Thanks for posting that, Ron! There were lots of good shots that I could show DH the difference between TJ boys and girls. I only noticed a few of mine maybe combing up, but then they're still pretty fresh at just 10 days old....little nubby combs, actually.

 

[TexaCaliChick]

All the whole foods eggs we have in the bator are brown, from looking into it i guess it is likely it is just a production brown layer from a red sex link crossed to a white leghorn.....and egg laying machines.

Oh my! I first read that and thought "Boy have I got a lot to learn. She could tell all that just by candling an egg?" But then I read it again and figured it out. Maybe some kind of senior moment

 

[TexaCaliChick]

I shot a video of my TJ's chicks and BBS Australorps yesterday.

You might want to turn the sound down--The Roosters get excited when I work with the babies....

I'd also like to say thanks for that video. I'm surprised at how easy it is to tell the sex at only one month.

Looks like my final numbers are 7 TJ, 2 homegrown hens, and 1 Clark's Nutrition Store. But they all look just alike so I can't tell them apart.

 

[SpringPeeper]

I shot a video of my TJ's chicks and BBS Australorps yesterday.

You might want to turn the sound down--The Roosters get excited when I work with the babies....

Looking good! I love how curious some of the TJ chicks are.