Fertilized?

[Melrow1015]

One of our 6 month old pullets laid her first egg today. Her and our roo are hardly ever apart but we have never seen him mate or even attempt to even while we’re not outside. We thought we’d check to see if he just likes to do it in private . This is my second post like this lol. Just want to know if our roo is being a roo yet.

 

[LuciferRoo]

Looks like it is fertilized.
I am far from an expert but that first photo looks exactly like what I saw as an example of a fertilized egg.

 

[BoundlessLove]

This site shows pics to help you:
https://purelywholesome.com/fertilized-vs-unfertilized-eggs/

 

[ella2025]

This site shows pics to help you:
https://purelywholesome.com/fertilized-vs-unfertilized-eggs/

I don't know if it's just me, but the photos look AI generated?

 

[BoundlessLove]

I don't know if it's just me, but the photos look AI generated?

Perhaps, but it does show what to look for and gives accurate information.
Here is another with pics.
https://extension.psu.edu/fertilized-vs-non-fertile-egg

 

[BoundlessLove]

And one from BYC:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-tell-a-fertile-vs-infertile-egg-pictures.16008/

 

[ella2025]

Perhaps, but it does show what to look for and gives accurate information.
Here is another with pics.
https://extension.psu.edu/fertilized-vs-non-fertile-egg

This looks more like what I see on my eggs! Thanks for these.