It's difficult for an untrained eye but you can crack one egg, then empty it onto a plate. If the egg is fertilized, a tiny dark spot is visible (which is the sperm). This process wastes the egg, unless you want to fry it up with some taters but will let you know if the other eggs are also...
I have a carport that 2 of my vehicles are parked in. Since it is covered & high in the air... it is lucrative to my guineas to roost on top of my rig. You see the problem with this I'm sure. How do I get them to find a better spot? Would an owl decoy work?
My Toyota's paint job would...
Usually, I move mine after about 12 hours or so. Sometimes sooner because they run into the other eggs & I'm afraid they'll bump their noggins on the heating element in my incubator.
Good stuff!
Reminds me of a rumor about how the lady at A&W used to make their hamburger patties. Allegedly, she would get a ball of hamburger & put it under her armpit them squeeze... thus making a patty... I think that was just to convince us that we needed to eat at home but I may be...
My hens were originally without a rooster. When I added "Cranky" the XXL buff orp, my eggs were fertile within about 10 days. I say 10 because I took an egg each day & put it in the bator. I candled each of them about a week later & the fertile ones arrived on about day 9. Just my experience.
I'm a single dad but I can totally relate. Hopefully ya'll are able to be civil to one another like my ex-wife & I are. It certainly makes an impact on the kiddos! Peace.
Definitely! It's called an incubator or "bator". Little Giant makes one & so does Hova-Bator. The Little Giants are cheaper & they all do the same thing.