Are these eggs fertilzed??? New pics added!

[nuttyredhead]

Im just curious what the take on these eggs are... I hope the pics came out ok, it was tough to get a good zoom on the eggs!

 

[brahmabreeder]

I think no but it is hard to say for sure. In a fertilized egg the white spot looks like a bulls eye. Maybe a closer picture of the white dot would help.

 

[nuttyredhead]

Im having problems getting a really close pic, and i have a really good camera! SO i tried my phone, might be better!

Here is 2 of the same egg.


And a different egg which just looks odd.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Hmm... still kinda hard but I'd say yeah. Do you have a cockeral in with them or have they been exposed to a rooster or not?

 

[Cotton42]

It is kinda hard to tell with these pics, but I'd say yes, they look fertile.

 

[donrae]

Tell us about your flock, why you're asking if they're fertile. Cause usually if you have a roo, they're fertile.

 

[brahmabreeder]

Usually. My one roo was with hens for three months nothing then he died. All the birds were about the same age.

 

[Simmonsfunnyfrm]

I saw this thread and it caught my interest. I don't wanna sound like someone who thinks eggs come from the store, but I've just been into raising my own for a year and I haven't gotten any eggs yet. So, here's my question: If they aren't fertile, then what is that white spot? Again, probably a rookie question, but eggs from the store don't have that, as far as I've noticed, and those eggs aren't fertile. Okay, maybe one more: Do fertile eggs taste any different from non-fertile ones? Sorry about jacking the post!

 

[ChickPrincess]

Here's a pic of one of my recent fertile eggs. You can see a definite bullseye instead of just the white spot. (The area below and to the right of the flash).

 

[nuttyredhead]

Interesting. The reason i am asking is because my rooster has been gone for months, at least 3. Noone else has crowed and i have seen one of my girls mount another one. I know that can happen amongst the ladies. But then i got these eggs, that look just like the ones when the roo was around.... little confused lol!