Thanks so much for explaining this to a city boy like me. I was told since kindergarten that fertilized eggs were inedible! Just goes to show how little the population knows about the food they eat.

@lizxu322

9 ай бұрын

Everything is edible. Some things are only edible once, however

Bow chika wow wow! You're a cool dude. I could imagine you as a Science teacher.

@UsDiYoNa

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I thought the exact smae thing

Son, I swear, you answered every question I had. I owe you a shot and a beer. Thank you. My rooster is always Bow Chica bow Bow. Truth be told. I'm a little envious of him. I eat eggs everyday. My wife, came out and asked what do you want for breakfast. I said eggs. She said, for 27 year's you have eaten eggs everyday. Everyday for 27 years. Don't you ever get bored and want to eat something else? I said. You don't know how bad I do. I'm glad I insulated the chicken coop.

Obviously a lot of the city folk that watch these videos don't have clue. The biggest problem I've had with a cheap incubator is the egg turning. No matter what it costs unless you want to do it by hand every couple hours like you said, pay the money to get one that will reliably turn the eggs. This is very important. We just had 24 turkey eggs not hatch because the turner quit working. Good info, I liked the video.

I like the chika chika wow wow action part. Next time I am going to call my action that too.

i lost it when he said "hatching eggs, don't omelet"

@ethanwuff6021

7 жыл бұрын

U suck

@prettyboipicassoyt3557

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethanwuff6021 it was supossed to be funny

@mdsafikulislam5656

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

Lol eggologist, I like how you add ologist to just about everything you are talking about. love the video God bless.

From a family that has raised their own food, my folks (are in their 80's) use to candle eggs instead of judging by sight their layers versus cooking eggs. Personally I just use them all for cookers.

I love it. Quite simple and straightfoward. All my questions were answered!

Good Info Jnull! and Good Luck on a great turnout! Have a good'n

Bow chicka wow wow oh Lordy you are fun to watch, and while you might not be an "ologist" in anything on paper ~ you are an awesome homestead-ologist in my book.... Thanks for the info, and laughs ~ Stay Blessed, The Prepper's Wife

thanks so much! its my first year to raise chickens. im raising austrolorps and im just loving it. I want to harch more because there are no local breeders for them.

Good info John! Take care and God Bless, xxx

this vid was 5 days ago and just showed up in my feed also--- cant wait to see the new hatches--- love ya huggs....

Good starter video for hatching. If you have the proper bedding and nesting boxes you won't have dirty eggs. I hatched out 100's of eggs, chicken, duck, geese, guinea, turkey and quail over the past 30 years in W.WA where it rains 9 months of the year and never had a problem with washing dirty eggs and hatching rates. Wash the eggs if they are dirty and you will be fine. I did a spring-summer of hatching to see how far out I could go with eggs and abuse them and still get a good hatch rate. 2-3 weeks in storage was 80% hatch rate. I stored the eggs in a portable fridge at 42 degrees and didn't turn them at all. I pushed the storage rate to 5-6 weeks and still got 50% hatch rate. Farthest out I went was 7 weeks. The proper nutrition of the hen and rooster has much more to do with your hatch rates than how you handle the eggs. Get good stock to start and you will get good hatch rates.For under a $100 Little Giant incubators are probably the least costly way to hatch. You won't get 70-80% hatch rates every time, but who cares at that cost. Buy a couple cochin hens and not worry about hatching and let the experts do it......:)

@arkwelded

9 жыл бұрын

NWHiker we have ducks that are a bad influence on our girls. whenever it rains and is muddy they convince our chickens to play with them in the mudholes that they make. yes i said make! the other day they had an 8" hole dug and diverted the rain gutter to it to fill it. i am convinced that ducks are the pigs of the poultry world.

@OrthodoxBeards

Жыл бұрын

My chickens get muddy when it rains. No avoiding it. They're not gonna quote their feet before they go in the nesting box. So unless you have an automatic chicken wash that activates before they get to the nesting box, mud (and poo) is unavoidable in wet areas.

Just candled my first incubated eggs! I'm so excited to see the tiny movements. Soon I'll be up to my neck in chickies! Good luck on your hatch!!!

@arkwelded

9 жыл бұрын

One Woman & Two Acres possibly the most exciting thing in chicken ownership is your first candeling. i sitll get excited when candling eggs. we just did our first duck run this year, another few days

@OneWomanAndTwoAcres

9 жыл бұрын

Good luck! Mine are all out and about now. It was fun watching them flap their wings while still in the egg!

You're knowledge is amazing! Thank you!

Another great vid, with Johns humour added for a smile or two. :D

Bow chickawowow action!!!! bwahahhahahaha! luv u so much jnull0. We live close to The Mrs. Volfie and when it's fall and i'm prepping the harvest and for craft fairs i put y'alls vids on to keep me going. THanks!

LOL you are a trip! Really enjoyed your video :)

Good video! very informative! Thank you 🐣🐤🐥

You crack me up...........thank-you for the useful info.

I have seen double yolk and even a triple yolk hatch. Just saying :-) Love your videos man.

Them is some serious serious working hands 😮

We just got four new chicks to add to our four chickens but no rooster yet. I'll have to get a good incubator along with our rooster later this year. Thanks for the info.

Great video with lots of information!! Thank you!!

Solid video. Answered questions I couldn't find in other videos

Thanks man! From Corsica, France.

learning so much from you! :D

Thank You for the Video. So I've been separating the pointy eggs from the rounder eggs. The Pointy eggs are 5 for 5 Rooster and Round Eggs 5 for 5 Pullets

@lizxu322

9 ай бұрын

Interesting!

Much valuable info....for me anyway. Thanks a bushel!

Bow Chicka Bow Wow! LOL! Eggyoligest John your cracking me up. Keep these helpful videos coming. Peep Peep

LOVED THE VIDEO U ARE HILARIOUS AND INFORMATIVE

Bow-chica-wow-wow going on in the when house! LOL!

Very informative! Thanks Sir!

thank you for the great info,,,

Thank you so much it does help tremendously

jnull0 LOL Ohhh my gosh you had me on the floor with your bowchika wow wow.. HAAA.. Greattt .. Now I have a tatooed vision of chicken love in my head YUCK! hehehe

great video, keep it up

Love your videos! Will you have any pheasant eggs for sale this spring?

Great info once again! The smartest dudeologist on youtube!

As usuall john great video good info. I do have birds but dont hatch my own but knowledge is a wonderfull thing. Enjoy all the vids set to do some italian beef sandwiches this week cant wait. Ive been abusing your bread recip. The family loves it. Keep up the great work. God bless. Kenny

I think you qualify for a eggyologist certificate.

@erzcav4793

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah eggyologist

Very cool vid buddy

Thanks John, I needed the laugh. Nothing like good ole chicken love! From the poop on your eggs, it looks like you need to deworm your chickens. Also, you can tell a fertile egg when you crack one open, just look for the bulls eye on the yolk. Solid white circle - not fertile, bulls eye - fertile. After I see that the eggs are fertile, I start saving them. Luckily, I have a rooster that really enjoys doing his duty! LOL

@ChattahoocheeHomestead

9 жыл бұрын

Dirty eggs are not necessarily a worm problem...right now I am dealing with mud issues, rain on and off for the past month as well as snow here in N GA. Runs are very muddy and the hens like to lay in a box where there is already an egg, stepping on eggs in the process. The mud transfers to the eggs. Yes, the mud may contain poop, but dirty eggs aren't necessarily poopy eggs. Once things dry out my eggs will all be mostly clean.

@janpenland3686

9 жыл бұрын

We are definitely having mud issues here in NW GA. At least it isn't massive snow like farther north is dealing with. A $25 sheet of plastic from Home Depot kept me from having mud problems with my chickens this winter. I roll the sides up in good weather and down in cold or wet weather. I laughingly called it my "eggplant greenhouse". That being said, natural de-worming is not hard on the chickens and you can still eat the eggs. Seeds from birdhouse gourds are great for this. I've read that raw pumpkin seeds are good for this, but I've never tried them since I always have an abundance of gourd seeds. I give the seeds to my chickens as a treat once a month and I never have a poopy egg problem, rain or shine. Just a handful of seeds per 2 chicks is all it takes.

@ChattahoocheeHomestead

9 жыл бұрын

jan Penland Are you using the plastic on the side of runs to keep rain out or on the "floor" of runs? Just curious - even if I were to put plastic on the sides (and top) I would have mud since everything is on a slope, and water runs downhill. Runs are at the bottom of the slopes. I don't think even a trench would stop the water flow across the top layer of soil. Right now I using a small amount of hay so I don't slip and fall, moving it when the sun shines to help dry things out. Suns not shining much though :(

@janpenland3686

9 жыл бұрын

I'm using it on the sides and top with the sides able to be folded up. That way, I can give them ventilation from the side opposite the wind and rain. Fresh air is vital to their health. I also have a layer of about 6" of hay on the floor, but they scratch right through it for their dust baths. Living in the valley next to a creek, I don't get much run off. I do get a lot of puddles. I've had to use stepping stones in the worst of these areas, and with all this rain we've had this winter, sometimes that is not enough. Have you thought about stacking some of your rocks as a mini retaining wall and trench it away from the run, then add some water loving plants between the wall and the run? Just think, when we get our annual summer drought we will be wishing we had some of this rain, lol!

@ChattahoocheeHomestead

9 жыл бұрын

jan Penland OK, trying to form a picture of your setup - my birds have a coop with solid walls on 3 sides and the coop isn't an issue, water stays out as it's slightly elevated. My run is too big to put plastic on overhead in any way that would be easy to take off/put on. I do plan to add some plants to the "high side" outside the run, but as you say, we'll be having dry spells before long. Stepping stones for my use is a great idea, thanks!

Hi Jnull0, new subscriber here, took a few times of hearing Bev mentioning you before I got the name and did a search. You have a good channel and good life going on there, at least I think so anyways, lol. Your subscriber count kept going up as I was watching a few of your vids and thought I should get on board. One question if you don't mind, you said the hens will lay eggs wether they are fertilized or not, Is there any difference in eating quality or anything else between fertilized and non fertilized eggs? Might be a stupid question but I just would have assumed the hen would have to be knocked up so to speak inorder to produce eggs so just wondering if there's any difference other than being fertilized or not. Thanks.

Good vid,John..

We miss you. Hope all is well for you and your family.

I had to give you a thumbs up on the video thank you

Jnull, your in the country my friend, its "Brown chicken brown cow!" not bow chikka bow wow. As always, another great vid.

Thank you for the information

Someone fractured my acr joints (separated shoulders) in my 20s. When in my 40s, the rotator cuffs started to shred from the original injury. One of the preliminary exams for pain was raising my arms just the way you did when you felt pain. Also pain during the movement mimicking "pouring a soda" at chest level, is an indicator. I eventually underwent surgery when my left rotator cuff ruptured completely and I could no longer move my arm. If your Dr. suggests surgery, it will help with the pain the the recuperation is hell. Think back to whether you've ever fallen forward and braced yourself on that arm, which is another indicator. When the doctor went in he said the fractures were too old and arthritic to repair. Waited too long and will suffer from shoulder pain for the rest of my life. Take care of it sooner than later. And there is a lot of information online regarding that pain. Having told you all of this, I hope I'm wrong. Cuz it puts your arm and shoulder out of commission for about a month.

Lol love the video 7 years later

i luv this guy

thanks sir this really helped

Thanks John.

That's very helpful. I am hoping to incubate duck eggs soon and they can get very, very dirty.

I lost it at the Bow-Chicka-WaWa

do you turn them while you wait? Or just in the egg carton until you're ready

I bought a deluxe incubator,(egg turner ,air circulation etc.. )And it says that the fan dries them out quicker, Can anyone give me an idea how often I should add water? and I was also told to use a soft dry scour pad to clean off my eggs, Will that hurt them? I didn't use any pressure,just slid it softly across the egg to remove debris. this is my first attempt and hatching,so just a little nervous! Thanks!!

Nice kfc

What incubator are you using in this video? Thanks 🙏

My grandad has exercises for his shoulders do u do the same he goes up to a door and tries to stretch to the top of the door he's ment to do that 4 times a day but he doesn't and now he's wanting a shoulder replacement and hip

Thanks! I want to try hatching some our eggs, and appreciate your information! My chickens are not hens yet, they are still pullets with a cockerel. Their first egg was laid back in mid. September (4 months ago) Would you say it is ok to hatch these eggs now? Or should the birds be older?

@Southernpinesranch

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher M you will need to wait a while. Over time the chickens develop the shape of their eggs better. Once they lay a consistent sized egg every time then they are ready to be incubated. Each one took a different amount of time. six months seemed to be a common time though.

@ChristopherAMacleod

8 жыл бұрын

+Leah Waggoner OK, thanks a lot! I HATE to wait, but I'll do it right. :)

Colonel JNull sorry couldn't help my self brother I seen the KFC bucket behind you and thought it was kind of ironic your talking of breeding chickens and hatching eggs with that behind you was half way expecting to see you in a white suit and string tie at some point. lol

Smart Man

My rooster must be “missing” the spot. Is it bad if my hen is broody on eggs that aren’t fertile? I get twin yolks every once in a while.

"Boom chick-a-wow-wow".. is that a technical term?

@firestarz4763

7 жыл бұрын

Nuuuuuuuuuuuu ideaaaaa

@mambias4424

7 жыл бұрын

MrKnap2755 he means the sex part

@johnsmith-pc2ov

6 жыл бұрын

brown chicken brown cow?

@zxmxn_

5 жыл бұрын

U f*****g dumb basta** it’s bow chicka not boom where tf do you hear boom you only had one f*****g job

What incubator do you recommend for a beginner. I'm. Saving up to get me my first real one

@jnull0

9 жыл бұрын

Angela Hopson The one we have has worked well for us, it is a Janoel 8-48, we found ours on ebay for about 120 bucks.....................J

@angelahopson9604

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your information. I work long hours and I'm a beginner so I need one me proof.

@joncrazywiththemac20

8 жыл бұрын

bi

@angelahopson9604

8 жыл бұрын

Finally got an incubator. Just hatched my biggest hatch yet. Out of 32 only 10 didn't pip. 3 died in the shell. I wasn't home to notice humidity dropped :'(

@buckshot2001

8 жыл бұрын

+Angela Hopson What kind did you get? I am new at this and haven't decided what to get yet.

I have a question, what happens when you clean the eggs with a wet cloth, can they hatch in the incubator

Great info, but we have 1 rooster and 24 hens. How do we tell which eggs have been fertilized because I don’t believe he’s, as you put it, bow chicka bow wowing them all?

I’ve only ever hatched twin quail. Never chickens or anything else

if you have a flat incubator do you think it would be ok to mark.e one side of the eggs so you will know which ones you have turned?

@jnull0

9 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think that is a good idea. J

question... from the time that eggs are taken from the henhouse to the time they are placed in the incubator, do they need to be stored at any particular temperature during the waiting period??

@GodGunsGutsandNRA

Жыл бұрын

Do NOT store any eggs you plan to incubate in the refrigerator.

Yep Mother earth news and several other sites confirm that more pointed eggs tend to be roosters, rounder more ovoid eggs tend to be hens about 75% of the time. This apparently isn't true for all breeds but it is in the larger breeds. Who NU? Do not refrigerate eggs you want to hatch. Jnull is correct store them at room temp not more than 3 days usually.

@arkwelded

9 жыл бұрын

lechatboote i belive mother eather news is mistaken, as egg shape is determined by genes. we can identify what chicken lay what egg every day and that is out of a 20+ hen flock. several of the daugthers have the same eggs as the mother too. we have one that has bumps on the round end and a very big pointed egg, two of her daugthers have very similar eggs with the bumps being a little different pattern. the color of the eggs is also passed down through genes, with the dautghers having simlar hues of eggs.

@lechatbotte.

9 жыл бұрын

Well I have been raising chickens for a while never bothered to look at shape. However mother earth news isn't the only source for the information. It doesn't say it's 100% it's about 60% accuracy. So you can even up the odds if you want to weed out roosters. My hens will lay the eggs both ways. As to color there are other variants at work. New layer as compared to older hens, breed of hen etc.

thanks

Once the egg laid by hen after how many days can I use for incubating and after how many days I can't use for incubating purpose. I need your best response with regards.

How long after incubating can you still eat if not fertile?

I heard a light is used to tell weather an egg is fertilized is this true?

i just wondering why don't you let your hen hatch out the eggs for you. is it easier with a incubator

What is the name brand/model of your incubator?

Very interesting video. Can I use the eggs that I buy from the super market for this?

@tymesho

8 жыл бұрын

Rose, all store bought eggs are infertile per agg. rules for health reasons. you can visit any local farmer, and most, if they are a small family deal will be happy to supply you with their newest eggs. once in the fridge they won't be fertile. this could take several visits on a timely schedule for them. read up, it's a great hobby for the whole family. I wish you well.

@jjmccloud

8 жыл бұрын

Is this a serious question? lmao

I can collect one egg a day and will take 30 days to collect 30 eggs. Is it fine to save egg for 30 days before putting in incubator ?

When my hen gives egg i rapidly put it in the incubator within 1 minute does i am doing right

So eggs that are not dirty means they can be used for incubating

Correct me if I am wrong but dirty eggs indicate worms in the chicken. If they are laying these, deworm them before hatching the eggs. Is this correct?

@mistiking5420

7 жыл бұрын

Deborah Elliott no a dirty egg dose not mean a chichen has worms. it just means it's dirty. I helped my ex boyfriends mom with her chickens all the time and not one of the children's gad worms. you have to look at a stool sample to see if there's worm and it has to be runny.

@TheKristenGibson

6 жыл бұрын

Deborah Elliott a lot of people say dirty eggs means worms, it does not. I don't know quite how this rumor started. It's almost always causes from a poopy chicken foot stepping on the egg, poop in the nesting box, poop on the fluffy bum feathers, or some other accidental contamination. It's almost never from worms. This seems to be a rumor that started, and people are believing. If a chicken has an infestation of worms she won't be laying much. If it's a severe infestation she won't be laying at all.

@fionar1656

6 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't mean worms. What it does mean is the hens either had dirty feet when laying or the nest box has been pooed in and needs a clean with fresh bedding put in.

I do have a blind male pigeon can he incubate chicken eggs......? Plz can you suggest me...

Ahhh the 70's porn music, I'm dying. LOL

What happens if you incubate the same day they're laid?

Do not omelette. Love that.

Stupid question: why would you use an incubator instead of letting the chickens do their thing? I'm new to chickens and am wondering. Thanks.

@jnull0

9 жыл бұрын

I use an incubator because I have trouble getting my hens "broody", that means the will sit on the nest for the 21 days it takes to hatch. J

@theTORTUGAZUL

9 жыл бұрын

For the last two years I have had hens sit on their eggs in the springtime. One was a success and the other was a failure. Throughout the rest of the year they just don't go broody. At least mine don't .

@belleshuman

9 жыл бұрын

jnull0 Thanks!

@belleshuman

9 жыл бұрын

SELF-RELIANCE STRONG COMMUNITY Thanks!

@arkwelded

9 жыл бұрын

Belles Human when you hatch chicks you are looking for the best possible outcome. you take alot of negative factors out of the mix with an incubator, and an egg turner takes even more negative factors out of hatching. when a hen goes broody and sits on eggs your success rate can be lower. it can also be very hard on her body, she doesnt get off the nest more then 1-2 times a day, so she needs to have water and food close to her at all times.

Question John.....If females lay eggs no matter what, then does the male fertilize the eggs before they form a hard shell? Anyone feel free to answer and the bowchickawowwow and the do not omelette were hilarious!

@adolfochavez9350

9 жыл бұрын

They are fertilized before the hard shell is formed.

I have heard that the shape of the egg can indicate if it's a male or female chick inside. I don't remember which is which but one is supposed to hatch from rounder eggs and the other is supposed to come from longer narrower eggs. Have you noticed any truth to that?

@K7CARadio

9 жыл бұрын

There's no truth to that. The egg is formed like an assembly line from the hen, so it's been fertilized long before it ever comes out. There's about a 3 week assembly line of eggs forming inside the hen at any given time. The rooster can do his thing and be separated from the hens for up to 3 weeks and you will still get fertilized eggs every day. Turkeys can go 2 months and other birds many months after, so it doesn't have to be day in and day out romping by the rooster to produce fertile eggs. Look up how eggs are formed and laid, it's a fascinating process. The color of the egg is the last thing done right before they are layed. Almost like a printer at the very last moment. If the hen is upset or bothered it can hold the egg in longer and it will deform the egg or stop the process. Double yolkers are eggs held over from the day before or a screw up in the egg process. Every hen is programmed for so many eggs in her liftetime, it takes about 26-28 hrs to produce an egg, so the first 2 years are the tops then it's downhill after that.

@onthebalconywithkat1517

9 жыл бұрын

NWHiker Ah... okay.

Cracks me up (pun) that you have a KFC bucket behind you. Thanks for the education.

A double yolk egg will hatch my Grandmother did it .She also killed it seconds after it hatched .

Washing the dirt off the eggs doesn't reduce the hatch rate trust me actually ut does the reverse since there's proper ventilation as the airspaces are open for air circulation. I have done this over the years.

Bro my sensor didn't work for 1 hour I didn't see it and egg is very hot it will hach or not

Q: What do they sing in the background of adult films starring farmers? A: Brown Chicken Brown Cow

Can you let the hens do the hatching themselves just gathering the eggs to see if there fertile or not and putting the fertile ones back underneath the hens to be hatched

@ritawilliams9767

Жыл бұрын

Most hens lay their daily egg and then go about their business of pecking and scratching and not giving a second thought about the egg they just laid. A hen has to be 'broody' before she will sit, brood and hatch eggs. It's a 21 day process for a broody hen after she has accumulated a group of eggs or 'clutch'. Her hormones and instincts dictate the process.

Do you sell baby chick's or just keep them to raise?