Fertile egg and no rooster

[Ezzfletcher]

Help fertile egg and no rooster ?? Maybe its me being an idiot but it looks fertile to me... they can't free range and I've had them since little chicks all between 8 and 6 months old

 

[3KillerBs]

Do you have a better picture of the black and white one? A picture from the side that clearly shows the saddle area?

 

[Ezzfletcher]

Do you have a better picture of the black and white one? A picture from the side that clearly shows the saddle area?

 

[Ezzfletcher]

Help fertile egg and no rooster ?? Maybe its me being an idiot but it looks fertile to me... they can't free range and I've had them since little chicks all between 8 and 6 months old

It won't let me add a pic for some reason but that chicken is laying so it can't be the culprit although ill keep trying to add another pic

 

[Ridgerunner]

Parthenogenesis refers to the ability of unfertilized chicken and turkey eggs to develop embryos.

I read about this a few years back, mainly in turkey eggs. It is really rare in chickens. That egg does look fertile. This is the only explanation I can think of if it is not a rooster.

 

[Dephora]

Is that the only egg you have had fertile?

 

[JadeFarms]

This one does look a little like a boy but you said she’s laying. Do you have any more chickens? Or do any neighbors have chickens?

 

[Ezzfletcher]

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Parthenogenesis refers to the ability of unfertilized chicken and turkey eggs to develop embryos.

I read about this a few years back, mainly in turkey eggs. It is really rare in chickens. That egg does look fertile. This is the only explanation I can think of if it is not a rooster.

This one does look a little like a boy but you said she’s laying. Do you have any more chickens? Or do any neighbors have chickens?View attachment 2457069

No and my chickens don't free range ... this one is definitely laying as is the grey one

 

[HappyDuckie]

Is that the only egg you have had fertile?

x2. Is this the first egg you’ve gotten that looks fertile?

 

[JadeFarms]

No and my chickens don't free range ... this one is definitely laying as is the grey one

Oh okay hmm that’s odd. Have you ever let them free range? Do you know if there’s any feral roos?