Fertile eggs?

[Littlecimarron18]

My roosters seem to be trying to do something....
Is there any way to tell if the eggs are gonna have babies in them lol?
i need to put some in the bator but i dunno which of alllll my hens are bred.

 

[tiffanyh]

You can crack them open and look for a bullseye--there is a good thread by speckled hen tht shows pictures of it.

Or you can collect some for a couple days then throw them in the bator!

FUN!

 

[Littlecimarron18]

I cant find those pics.... but what does a "bullseye" look like?

 

[tiffanyh]

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

Heres the link, if it doesnt work type fertile egg picture in the search with speckledhen as the author....

 

[speckledhen]

I'll repost them here. First pic is NOT fertile, repeat NOT. Second and third pics ARE fertile.

 

[Littlecimarron18]

U guys rock my socks off !!!!
thanks for all your help

 

[lurky]

OMG.....i think i am more confused than ever. I would think by that-that none of mine are fertile.....except chrisf has a couple of my silkies eggs in his incubator and they have live chicks in them at candling. They are due for hatch next weekend

I think i will have to re-examine this situation

 

[speckledhen]

They don't all look exactly alike, but there will always be a ring around the blastodisc, actually called "blastoderm" when it is fertilized.

 

[Littlecimarron18]

Ok one more question, does the freshness matter? i mean when does the little bulls eye show up?

 

[Tuffoldhen]

The blastodisc with the blastoderm (fertile) will be there when you crack the egg, fresh or not so fresh...fertile eggs are good for 7 to 14 days...hatchability goes down as the days pass more than a week or two.......