Fertile Egg?

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Does this egg look fertile? How do I tell?

 

[All4Eggz]

Usually there is a faint white circle in the yolk. An egg that is not fertile has a very small speck of white, while fertilized eggs have more of a white ring, bigger than a speck.

I found this picture on Google. Hopefully it helps.

According to the picture above, your egg is probably not fertile. I may be completely wrong about this, though. I'm not an expert.

I'll tag some others that might be able to help.
@Weeg @U_Stormcrow @aart

 

[Weeg]

Does this egg look fertile? How do I tell?
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Fertile. If look very closely, you can see a faint ring around the dot in the egg. It’s usually referred to as a bullseye.
@All4Eggz is correct, snd the photo she uploaded explains the difference really well. It was just a bit difficult to see the bullseye in your photo.

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Thanks so much Weeg and All4Eggz! That picture is a great reference, I will save it to use again.

 

[All4Eggz]

Thanks so much Weeg and All4Eggz! That picture is a great reference, I will save it to use again.

No problem!
Are you planning on hatching eggs soon?

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

No problem!
Are you planning on hatching eggs soon?

In the spring I plan to start breeding Anconas and maybe a specific cross. But it's hard to wait that long, and I may try a hatch beforehand so I know what I'm doing a little better when I do breed them.

 

[All4Eggz]

In the spring I plan to start breeding Anconas and maybe a specific cross. But it's hard to wait that long, and I may try a hatch beforehand so I know what I'm doing a little better when I do breed them.

Eggciting! Keep us posted!

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

Eggciting! Keep us posted!

I'm sure I'll be back with more questions!

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I'm inclined to say fertile, though i have very low success rates incubating duck eggs (though much better than my broody pekins, who have NEVER successfully hatched even one egg). I've let them try with probably 200 eggs in multiple nests this year. All fails.

That is, I am NOT a duck expert

 

[WhiteTreeOfGondor]

I'm inclined to say fertile, though i have very low success rates incubating duck eggs (though much better than my broody pekins, who have NEVER successfully hatched even one egg). I've let them try with probably 200 eggs in multiple nests this year. All fails.

That is, I am NOT a duck expert

Poor Pekin mothers!