Do I have an impostor?

[Ziva Fiona]

I have 3 hens that are nearly 24 weeks old. They have started laying. I get 2 tiny eggs almost everyday now - 3 differentshades of brown. I noticed one of them has missing feathers like she was being saddled. And I cracked their eggs and I think they are fertile.

Could you advise please. Thank you

 

[Sally PB]

Can you post a picture of the egg yolks to show the bullseye that makes you think they're fertile? It can be hard to tell sometimes.

 

[Ami Chickens25]

Hello, I know hens do mount each other as well, but the eggs won't be fertilized then.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Nope, all girls. By 24 weeks you should be seeing thin pointy saddle feathers and at least the beginning of curved tail (sickle) feathers on boys. Not to mention that if they were sexually mature (most cockerels would be, though sometimes you could have a very slow developer) they are usually crowing at least a little.

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Can you post a picture of the egg yolks to show the bullseye that makes you think they're fertile? It can be hard to tell sometimes.

Hello, I know hens do mount each other as well, but the eggs won't be fertilized then.

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Can you post a picture of the egg yolks to show the bullseye that makes you think they're fertile? It can be hard to tell sometimes.

I meant to attach the photos. All these eggs are from the coop where these three live together. Some of the bullseye are on the side of the yolk.

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Nope, all girls. By 24 weeks you should be seeing thin pointy saddle feathers and at least the beginning of curved tail (sickle) feathers on boys. Not to mention that if they were sexually mature (most cockerels would be, though sometimes you could have a very slow developer) they are usually crowing at least a little.

Thanks. That's what I thought and baffled me as I have lots of roosters, (they are very far from this coop) and you basically can tell from 6 weeks, with their comb, wattles, saddles, and crowing! Anyway, I have attached photos of the eggs.

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Hello, I know hens do mount each other as well, but the eggs won't be fertilized then.

Thanks, yeah, I have posted photos of the egg yolks now. Maybe they aren't bullseye!