Does this egg look fertilized? Thought I had all hens!

[LaFleche]

(Are you referring to the 3 light reflections?)

Yes, but I was just joking as the other yolk showed the same reflections.

 

[Sonjasmom]

It was hot that day, but it wasn’t out there more than a few hours (cleaned the coop in the morning and found it early afternoon).

Ive attached some pics - I’m pretty sure two of barred rocks are laying. The EEs would be most suspicious I guess, but the gray one still has a pale comb, and the gold one’s comb and face just got bigger/redder this week so I thought she would lay soon. No crowing from anyone, and none have any spurs starting.

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Beautiful coop!

 

[Pixielily]

Hi everyone - long time lurker and finally made an account! I have 8 18-20 week old chickens, who I thought were all hens. Two recently started laying, and when I cracked open the first egg, I noticed the germinal disk looks like it has a ring around it/is fetrtilized based on pictures I’ve seen.

I’ve attached a picture where you can see it below a store bought unfertilized egg for reference. I was hoping someone more experienced might be able to weigh in.

If it is, I have some investigative work to do!

It can be difficult to spot the germ tight away on a fertilized egg. Can't see it in that photo. It's very small, flat circle. Which will grow. If you have cocks, they are usually a little bigger with pointy hackle and taIl feathers. Their combs will be larger than the pullets. Look up photos of your breed to see.

 

[Serenity2007]

Hi everyone - long time lurker and finally made an account! I have 8 18-20 week old chickens, who I thought were all hens. Two recently started laying, and when I cracked open the first egg, I noticed the germinal disk looks like it has a ring around it/is fetrtilized based on pictures I’ve seen.

I’ve attached a picture where you can see it below a store bought unfertilized egg for reference. I was hoping someone more experienced might be able to weigh in.

If it is, I have some investigative work to do!

It looks like my fertilized eggs, but I’ve only had chickens for a little over a year, so I’m no expert!

 

[ktboy]

Thank you so much - they are cool birds! It has been wildly hot so maybe that’s what did it. I appreciate you looking!

well I have been raising Barred rocks for several years, the egg looks normal to me, and I can assure you the barred rocks are hens, lol! Ether way unless your hens go broody, nothing will be different. If they are fertile you will have chicks, but from the pictures thats no going to happen

 

[Chickmom56]

It was hot that day, but it wasn’t out there more than a few hours (cleaned the coop in the morning and found it early afternoon).

Ive attached some pics - I’m pretty sure two of barred rocks are laying. The EEs would be most suspicious I guess, but the gray one still has a pale comb, and the gold one’s comb and face just got bigger/redder this week so I thought she would lay soon. No crowing from anyone, and none have any spurs starting.

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So is this like a carport that you have fenced in? I am fixing to have to make a big pen for my 3 week old chicks.

 

[Chicken Mama48]

Hi everyone - long time lurker and finally made an account! I have 8 18-20 week old chickens, who I thought were all hens. Two recently started laying, and when I cracked open the first egg, I noticed the germinal disk looks like it has a ring around it/is fetrtilized based on pictures I’ve seen.

I’ve attached a picture where you can see it below a store bought unfertilized egg for reference. I was hoping someone more experienced might be able to weigh in.

If it is, I have some investigative work to do!

 

[Chicken Mama48]

This is what my eggs look like when they are definitely fertilized.

 

[Finnie]

Yes, but I was just joking as the other yolk showed the same reflections.

Oh, I knew you were joking! At first I thought you meant the bullseye had 3 rings meaning triplets. Then I realized there were those reflections and that made more sense.