fertile vs infertile??

[TheBeatlesAddict]

I read somewhere that there is a sticky on how to tell the difference but I can't find that sticky and I don't know how to tell. Help?

 

[Ridgerunner]

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

 

[TheBeatlesAddict]

Thank you but how do I tell before they're cracked? So I can hatch them?

 

[Lbrad7]

You can't tell until you have them in the incubator for a week or so. Then you can candle them to see if you have anything going on inside.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Right. But if most of the ones you crack are fertile, most of the ones you don't crack are also fertile. You don't get a 100% guarantee but you get a pretty good indication.