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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    No I wish I were that handy! It’s the producers pride defender from TSC. I waterproofed and painted it, covered the run with hardware cloth with a buried apron and added a ventilation fan, automatic door, etc. They also sell just the run section if you have something to attach it to.
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thank you! It’s definitely two barred rocks laying at this point, so I’m glad to have someone experienced with them weigh in!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thank you!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Ok that’s definitely a bigger ring than I’m seeing on mine. This is what they’ve looked like lately. I’m thinking that must just be what they look like.
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thank you! I’ve been anxiously watching these chicks grow and at any given point I’ve thought at least one might be a rooster but once they were fully feathered they all seemed like pullets to me. I still only have 2 laying at this point, but guess I’ll figure it out at some point I guess...
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Is it the shape of the feathers there that say roo? Sorry, trying to learn this but when I took a close look today and compared to the other smaller BO, I couldn’t see a difference between their feather shape. I took some more pictures of the one in question if that’s helpful!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    That’s so interesting! Life finds a way I guess!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    They look pointed in pictures but it’s an illusion - they’re actually round with black lines/arrows at the end, and then the gold blends together. I think you can see better in the ones circled in this photo if you zoom. I’ve studied them in depth since I wondered whether this one was a rooster...
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thanks so much! It’s a prefab I did so much updating on I might has well have just built one!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    I just figured a rooster would probably be growing them by this age but I don’t know if that would actually be the case - I was up in the air on my EEs for a while and it was one of the things I was told to look for.
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    I do have an old incubator in storage - I’ll have to bust it out!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thank you! It was a gift from a friend (she got it on Amazon) - it’s perfect for snacks!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    I’ve seen it on store eggs several times - I thought maybe they were fertilized but maybe they just look different sometimes! I really appreciate you looking!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    Thank you so much - they are cool birds! It has been wildly hot so maybe that’s what did it. I appreciate you looking!
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    Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

    It was hot that day, but it wasn’t out there more than a few hours (cleaned the coop in the morning and found it early afternoon). Ive attached some pics - I’m pretty sure two of barred rocks are laying. The EEs would be most suspicious I guess, but the gray one still has a pale comb, and the...
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