Would a regular pencil work to mark eggs in the incubator?

[olijo123]

Hi everybody! This is probably a dumb question...., but can you mark eggs with a regular pencil before putting them in the incubator? I hatched eggs for the first time last year, but they were all the same breed. This year I am hatching some eggs that are a mixture of breeds, so I want to be able to know which is which. I know it might be a weird question, but I have heard so many different things about using certain things to mark them. Lol So can I use a regular pencil? Or something else?

Thank you!

 

[Gardeningmama]

Regular pencil is fine, a lot of people use permanent Sharpie Marker too, so you don't have to press as hard. I use pencil, myself.

 

[olijo123]

Regular pencil is fine, a lot of people use permanent Sharpie Marker too, so you don't have to press as hard. I use pencil, O

Thanks for your help! I am hatching a mix of Silkies, Old English Game bantams, and a few other breeds. So thank you!

 

[Avlana]

Yup, I've used pencil for years. I've also bought local hatching eggs with dates written on them with sharpie marker and they hatched just fine.

 

[olijo123]

Yup, I've used pencil for years. I've also bought local hatching eggs with dates written on them with sharpie marker and they hatched just fine.

Okay Thanks! I wasn't real sure, I just wanted to be on the safe side!