Please help me, I need to know the hatching rate of fertile eggs bought online on sites such as My Pet Chicken and Meyer Hatchery. They gaurantee that the eggs will be fertile, but I need to know the hatching rate.
You can never get an exact answer, an incubator is only as good as the person operating it. They could send fertile eggs and if the person hatching them does not store them correctly prior to incubation or does not use the incubator correctly with the right temperature/humidity they might not hatch. Not the hatchery's fault at all.
@ The answerer above that is not correct, you can see nothing by candling a fertile egg prior to posting because incubation has not started yet therefore there is no developing embryo, no veins, nothing. The egg could be eaten as long as incubation has not begun.
Hatch rates very based off of things such as: time of the year, breed of chickens, how the eggs have been handled, heat, humidity levels. You can ask before you purchase the eggs what they feel the possibly hatch rate will be for the eggs you intend to purchase. As far as guaranteed fertile eggs, they do that by candling them before shipment.
There's never a "hatch rate". It's ALWAYS a 50/50 chance. Most places will give you the money back, if they don't hatch ...
pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com The people could be lying, or telling the truth about fertile eggs.
Just wait the amount of days, and see!
Good luck:)
