Fertile egg

[Rennie]

Am i right in assuming this egg is fertile ... On the right of the yolk there is a white dot with a ring around it


I remember seeing something on this forum about fertile eggs containing a bullseye on the yolk, Is this just something that looks similar or is it a "fertility spot" ??

 

[n2thestorm5032]

I seen the same forum and also on a candling website showing how to see if an egg is fertile...

by what i read if the egg is fertile then there will be a donut ring.. which is what ur pic is showing.. and an unfertile egg will be just a dot...

this is what i read but im not an egg expert

but in my opinion on what i read i would say though that its a boy/girl

 

[rancher hicks]

If the egg is from one of your hens I'd say it's fertile. If it's from your rabbit I doubt it, but can't be sure.

 

[n2thestorm5032]

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[ranchhand]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008

Great thread with good pictures. I can't tell for sure from your picture.

 

[Rennie]

No..Its definitely from my hen .. I think

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Thanks for that ..From seeing those pics again ..I would say its definitely fertile ..There was a definite ring around the white spot, Im shocked it is though, Its the first egg of this hen and I only saw my roo treading her after she had laid it (Never before) He must be at it alot when they get locked in the coop at night

I hear the incubator calling

I have another question but maybe i should ask it on the hatching forum....

How do i keep eggs so I can collect some for the incubator, Say I only get one a day how would I store them so i can get six, Should i leave them in the nest or take them out and store them in an egg box?

 

[n2thestorm5032]

I dont know the answer to that question..

but what i would do is just put them in the incubator and collect them in there but when u put them in the incubator do it quick as not to let out as much humidity and heat.

or if ur going to have r chicken hatch them, which i recommend because the hen can protect and teach the chicks more, leave them in the nesting boxes and put golf balls in there to make a nest to show the chicken they are ready to be sat on!

Good luck to whatever you start doing! and

congrats to the fertile egg thing! a new family of chickens! I HEAR A SITCOM!!!

 

[Rennie]

I would be happy to let any of my chickens hatch them, But i think that its going to take a while for any of them to become broody.. so second option to up the numbers in my flock is incubation

I might try 3 in there just to see what happens .. Nothing to loose ..Loads to gain

I do have a nest set up with 6 OEG eggs in there .. They are old now but they are just there to see if anyone will sit on them ...nothing yet though