Does this egg look fertile?

[nickkaylee]

Still new to incubating. This egg was just laid today. Is there any way to tell if it is fertile?

 

[sourland]

Not without breaking to look for the 'bullseye'.

 

[katelwil]

I don't know of any way to tell if they're fertile the first day, unless you crack it open to see the small dot.

Maybe there is a way and I'm just unaware.

I'd suggest incubate for a few days and candle again to check for veins/development.

 

[nuthatched]

Yep, you have to break it open, look for the bullseye. you can assume the rest of the eggs from that hen will be fertile for a few weeks.

 

[Quaen]

You have to crack if open, candling only works when the egg has been incubated for 3-4 days. An egg can stay fertile up to 2-3 weeks (just a guess because thats how long a bullseye stayed after I seperated out a rooster).

 

[nuthatched]

You have to crack if open, candling only works when the egg has been incubated for 3-4 days. An egg can stay fertile up to 2-3 weeks (just a guess because thats how long a bullseye stayed after I seperated out a rooster).

The egg or the hen?