Are these fertilized?

[kparrington]

These eggs are from my silkies, none of them have crowed, I have a bantam Cochin that’s a little more aggressive but when I was cracking eggs this morning I noticed the circle in the middle.

 

[AlleysChicks]

They look fertile to me

 

[ChickenLeg]

If it looks like a bullseye then its fertile if its just a small spot then not fertile

 

[Sneebsey]

Yep; a lot of bullseyes in there.

 

[Sneebsey]

If you could share some photos, we could help identify your cockerel, I'm sure. I've heard of ornamental bantams like Silkies or Cochin Bantams (we call them Pekins here) that didn't crow much; Silkies in particular are notoriously hard to sex.

 

[kparrington]

If you could share some photos, we could help identify your cockerel, I'm sure. I've heard of ornamental bantams like Silkies or Cochin Bantams (we call them Pekins here) that didn't crow much; Silkies in particular are notoriously hard to sex.

The one is my bantam Cochin, all the silkies look the same.

 

[townchicks]

You could try isolating all the silkies individually, and put them back into the flock as soon as you get an egg. I'd also maybe use different color bands or tiptoes on their legs, or some food coloring on tail feathers to tell them apart, that way you will know the ones that are hens for sure.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

X2

 

[ChickenLeg]

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[kparrington]

Is it normal for a rooster not to crow?