How do you know?

[sepaditty1]

We've been getting eggs for about 6 weeks. So far, I've only broken into a few that have been fertilized. I'm kicking around the idea of incubating some. Isn't there a way you can tell whether or not they're fertilized before you break them?

 

[Veer67]

No, I don't think there is, usually people break their eggs to see if their flock can produce fertile eggs.

 

[sepaditty1]

Ok, thanks. So...when you break it open. Is that thick, white spot on the yolk anything? Or does it have to be the little red dot?



Whichever it is, then I assume that when I get to the point where most of my eggs have it, that is when I should try to put some in the incubator???

 

[Veer67]

I assume that the white spot you are talking about is the white bullseye, it tells yopu if an egg is fertilized or not. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/01/facts-and-myths-about-fertile-eggs.html