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    Help determining if these eggs are fertilized

    I did another thread with pictures. She always looked really feminine to me and I always doubted she was male. But someone must have thought she was male! I was going to chalk it up to a sexing error. But her eggs were so suspicious! A commented on my other thread linked an article about...
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    Is it possible for hermaphroditic chicken to self fertilize eggs?

    Awesome article! A very interesting read. Thank you for taking the time to dig that up for me.
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    Is it possible for hermaphroditic chicken to self fertilize eggs?

    Cool. Yes I was wondering if that could be the case. I know that vent sexing isn’t super accurate for bantams. She always seems really feminine to me from the start too. I suppose it’s more likely chance that she just lays eggs that look fertile. I wouldn’t have thought anything of it if she...
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    Is it possible for hermaphroditic chicken to self fertilize eggs?

    I have a 27 week old Silkie who was vent sexed by the hatchery and determined to be male. She started laying eggs with the rest of them a couple weeks ago and lays every day. My flock is a small backyard flock and I have observed each one of them laying and have never seen any mounting behavior...
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    Help determining if these eggs are fertilized

    Awesome! And super weird. I don’t have a rooster. This Silkie was sexed male by the hatchery but lays eggs every other day. I have a small flock and have seen them all lay! I think I have a self-fertile, hermaphroditic chicken but wanted to see if other people agreed they were actually fertile!
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    Help determining if these eggs are fertilized

    Thanks. I definitely thought so too. But. I actually don’t have a rooster. This Silkie was sexed as a male by the hatchery and started laying eggs with the rest of them. A couple weeks ago. She/he lays every other day. I’ve watched each of my 10 chickens lay eggs and witness no mounting from any...
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    Help determining if these eggs are fertilized

    My Silkie has been laying these. I’ve been noticing the bullseye pattern in them. Does this mean they’re being fertilized?
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