How do you know if an egg is fertile?

[Poultrybonkers]

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I've cracked some to eat some and just thought they looked like that to find out their fertile.

 

[Judy]

Another thought. It sounds like your roo is a Silkie, which I assume is bantam. Some bantam roos can fertilize a large fowl hen just fine, sometimes not.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

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No my silkies roo died. I have a leghorn roo.

 

[donrae]

Okay, if you're not setting eggs until spring, I'm guessing you're eating the eggs between now and then? Check for the bullseye. One roo for 8 hens, all eggs should be fertile. One word of warning, leghorns aren't known for their meaty carcasses, so if you're wanting a large meat bird, you might want to find a different roo.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

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I've been checking now I posted a thread about it and will he breed with silkies to?