Egg fertility

You've told her what is true.....until the egg is incubated there is no chick, so I don't know what else you can tell her.

 

Break one open and show her. See, no chick.

 

quite problem to solve tough.

agree with hinjc, except he know the bull eye knowledge.

 

Is she so sensitive that she's upset about ending a "potential life" in a fertilized egg? Or just squeemish & fears finding half-developed chicks in her frying pan?

Fertile eggs are like plant seeds, the life inside is in a state of suspended animation until the ideal conditions are met for growth. If you cook or eat a seed it won't grow, but if you place it in a warm moist place it will sprout. The life in a fertilized egg is just a few cells clustered on the yolk, if you don't look closely you may never notice it. It's a pale white spot (not a red blood spot).

Fertile eggs can stay viable for up to 2 weeks. That's how folks can buy hatching eggs through the mail. That's how a hen can build a clutch of eggs to incubate even though she only lays one egg a day. They all stay alive and don't start developing until they're kept in warm moist constant heat, and only begin developing at that time.

There's not much you can do if she's just sensitive about it, but if she's just squeemish you should be able to ease her fears. Use it for motivation to get her to collect the eggs right away each day.