Fertilized?

[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.

 

[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.

 

[Saraalexis17]

I’m asking because we supposedly don’t have a rooster so now I am confused. They’re all young and just started laying. Could the rooster have just not crowed yet? Here’s a black and white where you can really see it

 

[Saraalexis17]

Can you upload some pictures of your flock?

Here are the suspects

 

[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.

 

[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?

 

[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.

 

[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.