cock not treading

[shelby528]

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Eww whats with the color distortion of the unfertalized egg... :s lol I kinda felt that was gross.

 

[farmerChef]

its probly a store egg, it's a pic I found on the web.

 

[sourland]

Bullseye will not show up while candling. It is necessary to break the egg open to check for the bullseye.

 

[ki4got]

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Newbie here...what does 'check for the bullseye' mean?

crack a store-bought egg, look for the white dot on the yolk... then crack an egg that's been exposed to a roo... the white dot is much larger, looking like a small bullseye (about 2-3x the size of the store egg)
that means it's fertile.

 

[AngelaClassAct]

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Newbie here...what does 'check for the bullseye' mean?

crack a store-bought egg, look for the white dot on the yolk... then crack an egg that's been exposed to a roo... the white dot is much larger, looking like a small bullseye (about 2-3x the size of the store egg)
that means it's fertile.

Fantastic, now I'll probably want to start hatching eggs. Ah, the joys!

 

[tigercreek]

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Newbie here...what does 'check for the bullseye' mean?

Check this link for the bullseye photos. :

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

..........stan

 

[PtldChick]

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The son of the farmer I buy raw milk from raises chickens. I was talking to him about his Barnevelders and he said he never catches them in the act - but he has hatched their eggs! Maybe Barnies like their privacy more than other breeds. Consider your roo a gentleman amoung chickens.

 

[Ballybregagh]

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The son of the farmer I buy raw milk from raises chickens. I was talking to him about his Barnevelders and he said he never catches them in the act - but he has hatched their eggs! Maybe Barnies like their privacy more than other breeds. Consider your roo a gentleman amoung chickens.

i see him trying but he always fails to get on properly, might just be lack of experience

 

[Ballybregagh]

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next time I crack one open to fry it I'll have a look

 

[Ballybregagh]

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I'm a he not a she