Egg Sandwich
Posted by Morgan Sthele on June 20, 2006
Q: How do you know if a refrigerated egg is fertile or not to hatch as a chick?
State: Texas
A: You can't tell by looking but you may be able to figure it out if you know where the egg came from. For most large-egg producers, the hens are kept in cages and no males are ever present; therefore, no fertile eggs. I'm guessing that most/all typical grocery store eggs are non-fertile. If, however, your eggs came from a farmer or "organic-oriented" store, there's much more likelihood that a rooster was mixed with the hens so eggs MAY be fertile. To be sure about the eggs, I'd go to the source and ask. Best of luck to you.
John Wiessinger ( June 20, 2006)
Filed under: Birds