Writing on eggs

[RockyPhoenix]

If i write the date the egg was laid will it effect the success or lack there of...of hatching? I am mailing 2 dozen eggs to someone in OK and was wondering if i could write on them so she will know how fresh/old they are....THANKS!

 

[chaneg78]

Its fine, people write on them with pencil and sharpies..

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

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Hi! You can write on the eggs with a Sharpie Permanent Marker and it won't effect viability or hatchability.
Or you could use a crayon, pencil, or whatever you have handy that is non-toxic.
It's considerate of you to think of that --- I mark 'date laid' on my eggs when I collect them, but most people don't.
Good luck!

Lisa

 

[Chipper]

Writing the date the egg was laid is not only OK to do but,also a very good thing to do.Good for you.

If you use pencil be careful not to puncture the shell.

 

[Laney]

I write on every egg I collect, the date it was laid and where it was found. None of my hens will lay in the nestboxes. They lay in the barn at the edges of the straw, one lays an egg in th morning,then they all follow in the same spot. So an egg from today would say 2/14 Barn.

If I am collecting for hatching and have a hen set in the brooding coop, then it would have her name on it.

I use pencil only. My husband has a thing about the markers possibly hurting the chicks. I don't think they will if they are non-toxic, but every egg that has ever come to me that has been written on, was also written on in pencil.

Laney

 

[RockyPhoenix]

THANKS GUYS! that helped a lot!

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

I know you wrote the other posts quite a while ago, but very useful info. Thank you for posting it. I'll use pencil... very carefully!

 

[Livinwright Farm]

I always use a pencil... markers, crayons, etc. clog the pores in the egg. Also, the chemicals in sharpies can seep through the shell and cause damage to the chicks in the form of brain damage & birth defects. A regular pencil is the safest way to go!

Now, as for how we mark our eggs:
One side gets and X the other gets a number (if we are staggered hatchings each group gets it's own number: 1,2,3 etc...)

Marks from candling done on the 18th day of incubation: smiley face(egg should hatch successfully), smiley face with a ?(unsure if it will hatch or not), sad face(egg probably won't hatch at all).

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

Thank you so much for your help!

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

I always use a pencil... markers, crayons, etc. clog the pores in the egg. Also, the chemicals in sharpies can seep through the shell and cause damage to the chicks in the form of brain damage & birth defects. A regular pencil is the safest way to go!

Hi! Sharpie Permanent Markers are safe and effective for marking 'eggs for hatching'.

Lisa​