How do you tell if an egg is fertile?

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chickenlover235

chickenlover235

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Sep 14, 2013
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Together with those chickens!
My and my partner Blu (the silkie)
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are wondering if this candled silkie egg is fertile!
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So just tell me how you can tell a candled egg is fertile or not! Thx
Chickenlover235, and all my chickens
 
Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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You can't tell an egg is fertile by candling it. Only after some development does candling work. You can tell by cracking it open and looking for that bull's eye.

Good luck with your birds and welcome to our flock!
 
Has the egg been incubated at all, or is it fresh?

There is no really reliable way to tell if an egg is fertile unless you incubate it. An incubated fertile egg will develop blood vessels, and eventually, a chick. The egg in your photo doesn't appear fertile, though it can be hard to tell fertility from a photo--the camera changes the lighting, etc.
 
If you have a rooster and he has been mating the hens for at least 2 weeks, then you can assume most of your eggs are fertile. Set a few more than you need in case some don't hatch or you run into other issues.
 
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Sorry you had to waste the egg. But at least you know they are fertile!
 

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