Fertile?

[TheOddOneOut]

This might be stupid, as I’m not an egg expert, but is this fertile looking? I’ve heard fertile eggs have a white, ringed dot in the yolk.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Your pictures are a bit fuzzy to me, could be my eyes. I don't see the fertile ring around the blastoderm. So I would say it isn't fertile.

 

[CindyinSD]

It looks like it could be...

I've found it difficult to get good, clear pictures of the little white targets. I think what I finally did was put the eggs in ambient light with neither hot spots nor shadows & steady my camera in some way (like resting my elbows on the counter & keeping them and the camera close to my body.)

That said, I'm gonna go with a yes. Put a batch in the incubator or under a broody. You'll have your answer in 3-7 days.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

It looks like it could be...

I've found it difficult to get good, clear pictures of the little white targets. I think what I finally did was put the eggs in ambient light with neither hot spots nor shadows & steady my camera in some way (like resting my elbows on the counter & keeping them and the camera close to my body.)

That said, I'm gonna go with a yes. Put a batch in the incubator or under a broody. You'll have your answer in 3-7 days.

I don’t actually have a roo, nor do I want to hatch chicks, but I was wondering. It’s very unlikely now that I think about it, but what I meant to ask was: do infertile eggs have the white dot?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Your pictures are a bit fuzzy to me, could be my eyes. I don't see the fertile ring around the blastoderm. So I would say it isn't fertile.

Ok. Thanks.

 

[Ruby Rogue]

The first one looks fertile to me, I can't tell with the second one, as the previous poster said the bluriness is a factor. I also agree the easiest way to tell is to try and incubate them. I put the 4 first eggs of one of my girls into the incubator and after 3 days I candled and could see development in three, I didn't notice her being mated until after her first egg was laid and I'm guessing that was the one that didn't show development.

Edited to add: But if you don't have a rooster, it's highly unlikely that they are fertile.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I don’t actually have a roo, nor do I want to hatch chicks, but I was wondering. It’s very unlikely now that I think about it, but what I meant to ask was: do infertile eggs have the white dot?

Yes, every egg has a blastoderm. It's the part that would eventually grow into a chick if it was fertilized. The rest of the egg is just food for that growing chick.

 

[Weeg]

Infetile eggs do have a whit dot, just not the bullseye. I cant really tell, if they are fertile or not, but maybe take a pic like @CindyinSD suggested, and we can tell. Her is a comparison pic of a fertilities vs. infertile egg!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

If you don't have a rooster and your hens haven't been exposed to a rooster then of course your eggs aren't fertile.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

My guess would be infertile if you don't have a roo.