Fertile eggs?

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Are these RIR eggs fertile? They came fresh out of two sperate hens - less than 30 minutes from lay to frypan.
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Awesome - I just got this young RIR roo about a month ago - for fertilizing eggs. I have a few other questions if that's OK?

I noticed two of my 17 hens have went broody over the past week and half or so and get pretty aggressive when I take eggs out from underneath them. I would like to leg mark these to hens - what's the best method for leg marking a hen? I was going to use a loose fitting zip tie - is there something better?

Also I want to see if either of these two broody hens will hatch out eggs. I would like to mark the eggs in case another hen decides to lay when the broody is up from the nest. I was thinking of using a sharpie but not sure seeing it's chemicals and all - what is good to mark eggs?

Thanks again
 
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thanks for sharing, I looked at an egg that was laid yesterday with my grand daughters and it was fertile. They loved seeing this. Now I need to figure out how to incubate some.
 
Let your broody girls do the job. Watching mom and chicks is so special.
 
crealbilly said:
Are these RIR eggs fertile? They came fresh out of two sperate hens - less than 30 minutes from lay to frypan.



Thanks
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crealbilly said:
Awesome - I just got this young RIR roo about a month ago - for fertilizing eggs. I have a few other questions if that's OK?

I noticed two of my 17 hens have went broody over the past week and half or so and get pretty aggressive when I take eggs out from underneath them. I would like to leg mark these to hens - what's the best method for leg marking a hen? I was going to use a loose fitting zip tie - is there something better?

Also I want to see if either of these two broody hens will hatch out eggs. I would like to mark the eggs in case another hen decides to lay when the broody is up from the nest. I was thinking of using a sharpie but not sure seeing it's chemicals and all - what is good to mark eggs?

Thanks again
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Are your hens RIRs too?? If so, you're lucky cause RIRs are bred not to be broody. I think a good majority use the zip strips to leg band, just make sure there's enough room to cut it off if you need to.
People use sharpies all the time, I don't, I use pencil, and with broodies that gets rubbed off A LOT, but there are those that argue sharpies do not hurt the chicks.
 
AmyLynn2374 said:
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Are your hens RIRs too?? If so, you're lucky cause RIRs are bred not to be broody. I think a good majority use the zip strips to leg band, just make sure there's enough room to cut it off if you need to.
People use sharpies all the time, I don't, I use pencil, and with broodies that gets rubbed off A LOT, but there are those that argue sharpies do not hurt the chicks.
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The only chickens I have are RIRs. 17 hens a little over 1 year old now and a recent purchased RIR roo about 7 months old.

I'm glad I have two broody hens - I guess I feel lucky to have them now.

was thinking... I might put my two broody hens in large dog creates with hay on the floor, food & water and with 6 fresh layed eggs. See what happens in about 21 days.

This is all new to me...
 
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crealbilly said:
I havnt started yet I got a mean hen to deal with plucking tail and back feathers out of the other hens. I'm trying to catch her in the act so I can have some mean chicken soup
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I have a few hens that are missing neck and back feathers and it's actually the rooster getting aggressive during breeding. He never did that until he got a month or so older. I also have a hen that plucks the feathers out of the hens lower in the pecking order but only when they are in her space.
 
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