How do you tell if an egg is fertile?

[chickenlover235]

Well, two eggs magically disappeared.. Stella was gone today and she was suppose to hatch around this week!!! D': the eggs were just fine and we don't know what's happening!!! Please give me any suggestions?! D:

 

[chickenlover235]

I have two remaining eggs which will probably be gone these next two days... :,(

 

[chickenlover235]

Well found egg #2 above the ground when I went down to the chicken pen. Me and my mom literally cracked the case. We cracked open the egg (we had a hole to bury it in) and we poured out this green soup looking liquid came out!!! So now I still have my two other eggs and yay at least that are still there!

 

[TwoCrows]

Well, good luck next time.

Thanks for the update!

 

[chickenlover235]

Yep!

 

[chickenlover235]

It's been more than three weeks and still no babies! it's growing but it's taking sooo long an it's almost October but the eggs haven't been kicked out!! It's weird how it is still growing and hasn't hatched yet. Any ideas

 

[chickenlover235]

Still hasn't hatched. :/ I candled it and don't see any veins but an air cell I don't know if there's anything in there and I don't want to crack it open.

 

[TwoCrows]

If you have candled and it looks clear, it is a dud. Here is some candling pics for comparison...https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs

Keep us posted!

 

[liz9910]

 

[chickenlover235]

Thank you for the link! That really helped A LOT! Well I can't tell on my eggs be chase they are covered in chicken poop-ish from my silkie laying her eggs and letting my brooder sit on them. I want to wash them but I'm afraid to.