How to Tell a Fertile vs INfertile Egg (Pictures)

[lnm03]

This is rather interesting! Thank you for all the info! How can you tell with out breaking the egg open if it is fertile?? Is there a way?

 

[speckledhen]

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Nope. No way without incubating it for a few days then candling.

 

[mksenoj]

Great Post & Pictures. Learn new things everyday.

 

[Griffox]

I'm so glad to see this! I've been wondering about my boys after candling the eggs that have been under my young broody...they were all duds. I couldn't figure out if they were infertile to start with or if she just didn't have the hang of sitting yet.

I guess I'm having scrambled eggs this morning

 

[chicknsnbiskits]

Another noob here! I know this sounds like something out of "Family Circus", but I searched the whole thread and didn't find anyone saying whether or not the "putting them back in the shell" was a joke.

Do you just crack them to find out if there are fertile eggs around or can they really be "salvaged" and incubated afterwards???

If so, HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

*asks with big "Mommy, Santa IS real, isn't he?" eyes*


I swear I've seen the "bullseye" in some of our eggs in the pan, but if we have a "closet roo", derned if I know how I'll figure out who it is...

 

[the simple life]

Okay, I have a question. I have seen eggs that do not have the bullseye but have this white blobby type thing that is on the outer edge of the yoke. Any thoughts on what that is?

 

[JudyMcKinn]

On the fertile egg deal, when you have broken the egg, there is no way to fix that one. But if it is fertile, and you have a rooster, you can assume that if he got that hen, he is probably getting the rest of them, and that most of your eggs are fertile.
And, there is always the little white circle. It is when it has a spot in the center, like a little bullseye, that it is fertile.
And, Simple life, the white thing, on each side of the yoke, is a thing that holds the yoke in the center of the egg, sorta. Has nothing to do with fertility. Perfectly normal, and in all of them, but I have always been inclined to pick it out before I cook the egg. Just me. LOL

 

[the simple life]

Ahh, thats funny, because I always pick it out too, I had no idea what it is but always scrape it out.
Thanks for the info.

 

[The Farmers Wife]

Yes Judy, you are correct.....the white "cords" you see in the egg are called the Chalazae...they anchor the yolk in the center of the egg.....a prominant Chalazae is a sign of freshness......They are perfectly fine to eat though some cooks strain them out to maintain creamy textures when making egg based sauces and creams.....

 

[chicknsnbiskits]

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Um... Could you "pronounce" that for me?

Thanks a ton!