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

[WyoChickenMamma]

LOL, well, depends on how much room you have? LOL.

Dang, now I'm so nervous! I think in the beginning, I didn't realize how much of a commitment I'd be making, but now, after devoting almost 3 weeks of my life to these eggs, I'm getting so anxious! Ugh!

Do you have a brooder set up and ready to go? I have 83 birds, and actually they don't take a lot of my time. I spend a lot of time just playing with them and sitting and watching them. As far as day to day care it is really not a lot of work. I would think of all livestock chickens are probably the easiest and least time consuming. I will tell you though, that if you have dedicated three weeks to watching the incubator, you will be in love with the chicks. They will steal your heart and you will wonder how you made it this far in your life without having them. You will find yourself just wanting to sit and watch them, play with them, name and them and get all attached. It is why we are all here. My life has been blessed with the chickens and I love them all. They have made me a better person, and I am very thankful for that. The chickens came to me at a perfect time in my life and as silly as it sounds, I am not sure where my life would be right now if I had not gotten them when I did.

 

[what did I do]

wait... am I to understand the eggs that Trader Joe's sells are fertile? Whats more is that they actually hatch? Oh wow this is unreal.

 

Yes they do, you might have a trader Joe's near you that carries the eggs. Not all TJ's eggs are fertile just one kind.

 

[Dwkuska]

Yes they do, you might have a trader Joe's near you that carries the eggs. Not all TJ's eggs are fertile just one kind.

Yes but still if you want to try out incubating your own, why not try out your home made incubator on a dozen eggs for $2, Vs. $2 per egg

 

[Kim95037]

Hey so what kind of chickens do you guys get from Trader Joe eggs??? We have a Trader Joes here in Morgan Hill. I havent been down the egg aisle for about 2 years..

 

[Dwkuska]

Hey so what kind of chickens do you guys get from Trader Joe eggs??? We have a Trader Joes here in Morgan Hill. I havent been down the egg aisle for about 2 years..

I could be wrong but looking at the pic's they look like leghorns... which makes sense

 

[tlcmama]

Hey everyone - what do i do about vaccinating? I def want to vaccinate against mareks since im pretty sure we lost an orp from it.
how do i get my hands on smaller quantities than 1000doses?

 

[cluck-cluck]

Do you have a brooder set up and ready to go?  I have 83 birds, and actually they don't take a lot of my time.  I spend a lot of time just playing with them and sitting and watching them.  As far as day to day care it is really not a lot of work.  I would think of all livestock chickens are probably the easiest and least time consuming.  I will tell you though, that if you have dedicated three weeks to watching the incubator, you will be in love with the chicks.  They will steal your heart and you will wonder how you made it this far in your life without having them.  You will find yourself just wanting to sit and watch them, play with them, name and them and get all attached.  It is why we are all here.  My life has been blessed with the chickens and I love them all.  They have made me a better person, and I am very thankful for that.  The chickens came to me at a perfect time in my life and as silly as it sounds, I am not sure where my life would be right now if I had not gotten them when I did. 

I'm sure you'll be right!. I almost worry about them like my children! I have a rabbit cage in the living room with a cardboard liner to eliminate corners and create a barrier from draft (though there shouldn't be any draft there) and a heat lamp. Food, water and ACV ready to go!



Dwkuska, exactly! $2.49 I think was the cost! Can't beat that!

tlcmama, I'd love to vaccinate as well, but you can't get smaller doses. There are some people who manage to split the vaccine into smaller amounts, I read it somewhere, but it's hard to know if your dose is correct when you do that, plus how do you keep it from getting contaminated? I just gave up on the idea :-(

 

[alexthechicken]

Hi!
I was wondering if every trader joes sells fertile chicken eggs. I live in thousand oaks,CA and want to know if my trader joes sells them. Also, does whole foods also sell them?
Thanks,
Alex

 

[alexthechicken]

Hey everyone - what do i do about vaccinating? I def want to vaccinate against mareks since im pretty sure we lost an orp from it.
how do i get my hands on smaller quantities than 1000doses?

Hi!
I saw on your thread that you got fertile chicken eggs from trader joes! i was wondering if every trader joes sells them or if whole foods does too! I live in thousand oaks,CA and wanted to know.
Thanks,
Alex

 

[cluck-cluck]

I'm pretty positive they'll have them in Thousand Oaks, all the Trader Joe's in the Valley do! I really think all of them in California have em