Eggs aren't fertile, Why?

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Ol Grey Mare said:
I believe the details being requested were what basis you were using (such as your noted examination of the bastodisc) to determine fertility/infertility -- you knew what method you used, but we did not from reading your post.
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Oh...I didn't think there were any other methods of checking for fertility when cracking an egg open.
Well...I cracked the eggs open into a glass bowl and checked to see if there was a bastoderm or bastodisc and there was a bastodisc.
I don't know how else to explain it.
 
I believe I'm confusing myself here...
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If you are seeing the blastodisc then the eggs are not fertile ~

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As your females are pullets they may just need more time to get their egg laying machines in full working order. I have certainly found with pullet eggs that not all are fertile and it can be hit and miss with them.
 
The roosters aren't roosters either they're cockerels...but they're doing their job! Cracked open 6 silkie eggs from when the silkies were free ranging with the main flock and 3-4/6 were fertile!

Going to separate SLW cockerel with 6 SLW pullets to see if we can get some fertile to hopefully hatch...
 
I figure out where to post my own question. I have a roost and chicken. My chicken has been broody twice for 21 days but no chicks and inside them? Why
 
Marilyn11 said:
I figure out where to post my own question. I have a roost and chicken. My chicken has been broody twice for 21 days but no chicks and inside them? Why
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Are you certain the eggs are fertile - -meaning you have a rooster in the flock and have cracked a few eggs to check the germinal disc for the "bullseye" marking that indicates the rooster is fertile? When the eggs did not hatch did you open them up and, if so, what did you find - were they at a stage of development or were they showing no sign of having ever developed?
 

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