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Fun Farm Facts Friday – November 6th

It takes a fertilized egg being held at 88 degrees (incubation with a broody hen or a incubator) for an extended period of time for an embro to start forming, and 21 days at this temperature for a chick to hatch. Since farmers collect eggs daily it is highly unlikely that you will ever notice a difference between fertilized and non-fertilized eggs as a consumer.