Fertilized eggs

[Psalge]

I have 4 mature hens that lay eggs everyday. I have many younger roosters, but one is a little more mature than the others, and i see him mate on the hens frequently. How do i tell which eggs to leave in the nesting box and which ones to take?

 

[GrannysRoost]

Unless they are acting broody or like they are covering the eggs, pick them up and use or incubate

 

[Psalge]

Incubate all of them? Or just incubate some?

 

[Dingo]

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Thats up to you, however many you want or can handle brooding.

 

[Psalge]

Thanks! im new to chickens so still learning. What do i do if i incubate them and some of the eggs that i incubated turn out to be unfertilized?

 

[Mahonri]

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If you are putting them in a bator. I'd candle them on day 10 and day 18 and toss them. I'm imagining that of the 102 I have in three different bators (mine and two friends) I think I'll only have 60 left after day 10 because my roos are young and unexperienced.