My friend has chicken and duck eggs that I buy off, can they be hatched?
If fertile, and the conditions are correct then you should be able to hatch them. You can sometimes see if eggs are fertile by looking at the yolk, it will have a bullseye, this isn’t always visible with fertile eggs though. You can ask your friend though if his fowl are fertile, average is one rooster per twelve hens, much more past then and the rooster will most likely not have been able to service all the hens. I am not sure on the ratio of ducks/geese, but those tend to be pair creatures. When you buy the eggs make sure they are fresh, not over seven days for the best fertility. Also, make sure they have not been refrigerated, or exposed to extreme temperatures, under 40, above 90. Eggs do not go bad if left out of a refrigerator, in fact if kept under 70 then should be able to sit for six months. In a fridge eggs can last up to a year, so refrigerating does extend the lifetime of an egg, but isn’t necessary short term, unless temps are crazy. However, you can’t take eggs that have
