Commercial Eggs - Should I Have Incubated This Egg?

[Ruthster55]

These are commercial eggs. They are not from my flock. In fact, I bought these eggs because two of my hens have gone broody and there are a lot of pullets not quite yet at point of lay, so I'm not getting many eggs.

I was fixing breakfast this morning and I noticed something odd with one of the eggs. Does the unbroken yolk on the right have a blastodisc?!

Does this commercial egg-laying flock have a rooster running with the hens? I didn't think that commercial egg-laying flocks usually allow roosters, unless the eggs are sold as fertile, like the ones from Trader Joe's.

Should I put some in the incubator to assuage my guilt at cracking open a future chick while cooking breakfast?

Note: These eggs are from Colombia in South America. There are no Trader Joe's here. The eggs were bought in a tienda (small store). The stamp says, "Quedate en Casa" which means "Stay Home." Eggs are normally sold in a carton of 30 here. These are just ordinary eggs, not sold as cage-free, and not organic. Some egg producers here may have their layers running around loose in a barn, though.

People here prefer brown eggs. Could these be from ISA Browns or Production Reds?
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[ChickenCanoe]

They could have roosters running with the hens as with many egg farms around the world.
It doesn't mean you should have incubated it unless you want more chickens.

 

[MGG]

Doesn't look fertile to me. I eat fertile eggs everyday, there is no life unless they've been incubated for 2 days. You shouldn't feel any guilt.

 

[Ruthster55]

Doesn't look fertile to me. I eat fertile eggs everyday, there is no life unless they've been incubated for 2 days. You shouldn't feel any guilt.

What is that little round thing on the yolk, then?

By the way, I was just sort of joking about "guilt." I eat the fertile eggs from my flock all the time. I was just surprised to see this in a commercial egg.

 

[Rooster G]

Inconclusive pics: I could not see the bullseye.

 

[Ruthster55]

It's a mystery, then.

I'll be incubating some eggs for somebody (José) starting in a few days. José wants more chickens. I'm full up and need to build some more cages unless I start selling chicks or something.

Maybe I'll just fill the incubator with these commercial eggs and candle on day 10 to see if any have signs of development. The bator holds 96 and I don't get nearly that many from my flock plus José's flock, so there's plenty of space available.

I'll give the dog the eggs that don't show any signs of development on day 10..

 

[ladybrasa]

Hey, if you don’t mind the possibility of more chickens, why not incubate or use your broodies? Worst case, nothing happens.

 

[Ruthster55]

Hey, if you don’t mind the possibility of more chickens, why not incubate or use your broodies? Worst case, nothing happens.

I'm getting more chickens anyway... have two broodies right now and a new incubator that I'm learning to use.