Fertilized?

[3KillerBs]

Can you get clear, individual photos of all the black ones? Standing side view if possible?

I *thought* I saw some male hackle on a black one in one of the group shots but I'm not certain.

If you can slide your hand or a piece of white paper under the hackles and saddles for detail shots it can help when trying to ID black or white birds.

 

[Saraalexis17]

Can you get clear, individual photos of all the black ones? Standing side view if possible?

I *thought* I saw some male hackle on a black one in one of the group shots but I'm not certain.

If you can slide your hand or a piece of white paper under the hackles and saddles for detail shots it can help when trying to ID black or white birds.

I’m going to try to run out and grab them! There’s only one black one that isn’t laying and it’s one of my copper marans, I can’t figure out which though.

 

[Saraalexis17]

Can you get clear, individual photos of all the black ones? Standing side view if possible?

I *thought* I saw some male hackle on a black one in one of the group shots but I'm not certain.

If you can slide your hand or a piece of white paper under the hackles and saddles for detail shots it can help when trying to ID black or white birds.

 

[3KillerBs]

No, it was just the color pattern fooling the eye.

 

[3KillerBs]

What do the saddles look like on the all-black one with the very big comb on right side of this photo?

 

[Saraalexis17]

What do the saddles look like on the all-black one with the very big comb on right side of this photo?

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The one with the big comb is laying eggs! I caught her a few times so I know she’s not the culprit. Maybe the ring is just a fluke.

 

[jher77]

I noticed you were cooking the egg. Would the heat make a blastodisc do that and look like a fertilized egg?

If you know which chicken laid it, then get another egg from her tomorrow and check it.

 

[sourland]

All of your birds appear to be female, and that does not look the bullseye of a fertile egg. It is a very large blastodisc.

 

[Saraalexis17]

All of your birds appear to be female, and that does not look the bullseye of a fertile egg. It is a very large blastodisc.

Ok but how about this egg

 

[jher77]

Crack one open without cooking it.