Can I ask if these eggs are fertile?

[rlhagan56]

My 2 Silkie roosters are 8 months old and the hens are 14 months. Are these fertile eggs? My Splash rooster died last fall, I got some good hatchings out of him, but I wonder if these are just too young. A few look fertile but I'm not sure, and the hens lay so inconsistently it's hard to collect very many in one week.

 

[Poultry parent]

Of course you can ask!

They don't look like they're fertilized unfortunately

 

[rlhagan56]

Yeah that's what I thought. Dang roosters. 2 Silkie roosters 8 months old and they don't seem interested in earning their keep. Thank you!

 

[Poultry parent]

I don't know at what a roo becomes Fertile, but that could have something to do with it. What breed are your hens?

 

[Pork Pie]

Here's a great link on fertile eggs - useful to keep somewhere handy -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/16008/how-to-tell-a-fertile-vs-infertile-egg-pictures

 

[rlhagan56]

All are Silkie's.
Thanks for the link!.

 

[Poultry parent]

Ok, I was wondering because if the hens are much bigger than the roo he can have problems mating them