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

[gimmie birdies]

This chick's name is Lola, because you never-a-kno-lah.
I pulled 5 eggs from my fridge 3 weeks ago, one hatched so far, the others are in the air cells.

 

[mychickenosa]

how do i join it i don't have a trader joes around here?

 

[dekel18042]

how do i join it i don't have a trader joes around here?

Many of the health food stores sell fertile eggs and I see them in the organic section of Giant (which is pretty much everywhere) all the time.

 

[mychickenosa]

Many of the health food stores sell fertile eggs and I see them in the organic section of Giant (which is pretty much everywhere) all the time.

oh thanks (just a question would walmart sell them)?

 

[ronott1]

oh thanks (just a question would walmart sell them)?

Probably not but if they did it would be in an organic or health food section.

 

[mychickenosa]

Probably not but if they did it would be in an organic or health food section.

oh okay thanks i have a whole foods like an hour and a half down the road i guess next time i am up there i will stop in how do you know how old the eggs are?

 

[ronott1]

oh okay thanks i have a whole foods like an hour and a half down the road i guess next time i am up there i will stop in how do you know how old the eggs are?

Look for the Julian date on the carton. That is the number of days from Januray1.

Click on search this thread and type in Julian. We have had a lot of posts about it on here.

 

[mychickenosa]

Look for the Julian date on the carton. That is the number of days from Januray1.

Click on search this thread and type in Julian. We have had a lot of posts about it on here.

i did not see any thing that explained it? only people talking about the eggs they bought

 

[ronott1]

i did not see any thing that explained it? only people talking about the eggs they bought

Ok:

These eggs were packed on day 221 of the year:

This is a leap year:

Look on the chart to see what day 221 is-- August 8. That is the day that the eggs were packed.

This is the chart for regular non leap years:

 

[mychickenosa]

Ok:

These eggs were packed on day 221 of the year:

This is a leap year:

Look on the chart to see what day 221 is-- August 8. That is the day that the eggs were packed.

This is the chart for regular non leap years:

Thanks I think I understand now