how do I check eggs for fertility?

[P-poultry]

I have a trio of Black spanish turkeys, the hens are laying regularly, but how do I check fertility?

 

[toto65]

Look for a "bullseye" on the yolk. There are some really great pictures in the Incubating and Hatching Eggs section of what to look for.

 

[ColbyNTX]

You can also throw some in the incubator and see what hatches. I don't candle turkey eggs until 10 days because they develope slower than chickens!

 

[P-poultry]

Thanks, I'll give both a try....

 

[Thomasturkey]

I candled the eggs I put in my incubator on March 9. I can see a embryo with spider veins the size of a bottle cap in all of them. I have no problem candling at 4 days.

 

[GJ_Kate]

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Oh, good! I set 5 BR eggs on the 10th and I'm getting anxious to know if they're good or not. My first batch of 4 are on day 15 and I candle a lot since I have to hand turn anyway. They are looking great... well that is a relative term since I have nothing to compare them with as they're my first hatch!