Am I crazy, or do these look fertilized?

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If they are, I must have a stealth roo in my flock. I culled my Roo last September, hens can’t retain sperm this long, can they?!
Or do I just not know what I am looking at.
 

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You're crazy.

In my experience they usually have bigger rings. Not sure how long a hen could retain sperm though. Do you have a photo of your flock?
 
LilFinnGirl said:
If they are, I must have a stealth roo in my flock. I culled my Roo last September, hens can’t retain sperm this long, can they?!
Or do I just not know what I am looking at.
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I had to look this up a few months ago as we were switching roosters in our breeding pen. I read anywhere from two weeks to two months. Our first batch a month later did have a couple from the prior rooster still, so that was about 1 month, and not all of them did.
 
LilFinnGirl said:
Back in September. Leaning towards not fertile and I don’t have enough experience to know what I’m looking at.
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Sperm in chickens usually live in the hen's body for 2 to 3 weeks. They can lay fertilized eggs for a month from a one-time mating session. Not fertilized eggs you are seeing though
 

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