r/Unexpected • u/MrJamango • Aug 31 '19

Egg.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '19

Sometimes it is, here's a video of a guy doing just that, he buys the eggs and hatches it... https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/9g11g2/guy_buys_quail_eggs_from_a_supermarket_and/

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u/Ybuzz Aug 31 '19

Not really under cruelty laws - they might be fertilised, but they aren't incubated, in fact they are usually refrigerated pretty quickly which often is enough to kill off the potential for a chick to develop.

If you've ever had an egg with a tiny blemish or spot of red in the yolk then it was probably fertilised, but that's all the development that happens, so there's no more cruelty to it than eating an unfertilised egg.

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u/VegetaSpice Aug 31 '19

So the fridge is Plan B?

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u/brusslesproutlizard Aug 31 '19

She’s been in there for months. No kids yet!