How to Tell a Fertile vs INfertile Egg (Pictures)

[newlyweds]

I've been studying these photo very well and just today I cracked a double yolker and noticed what seemed to be a fertile yolk. Funny thing is I have no roosters, my gals do free range in my back yard and they all lay an egg everyday I've had them for over 8 months with no access to a rooster.

Tell me what you think.

 

[Sock Puppet]

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I would say fertile, but I could be wrong.

 

[Tara Rose]

The picture does look like it is fertile? Maybe the neighbors rooster?

 

[eggsited chickens]

Very interesting, it does look fertile.

 

[newlyweds]

I know I think it's the strangest thing. Is the bulls eye always foolproof? Or do some non fertile eggs just look that way?

And they have absolutely no access to a rooster. We live in the city limits and are the only ones in our neighborhood that have chickens. That and they never leave our backyard.

 

[Tara Rose]

I am interested in the answer to this as well. They really look fertile and I am incubating for the first time after seeing the bulls-eye. Is it like a false positive?

 

[mizziriz]

thanx for the great info--are you a scientist or something? besides being a chicken expert?

 

[Chickaholic]

This is awesome! I have been wondering about this lately

 

[newbiechickenowner]

Thanks for posting this useful thread. Also, did we ever get an answer to the double yolk egg question ? It does look fertile...interesting...

 

[Sher]

Thanks so much for all the information. I am finally in Texas and have ordered an incubator. I also, stupidly, got excited and ordered some Americauna eggs. This will be my first try. This forum has really helped me. I have a brooder kit coming as well as a starter. My coop is about 16 X 12 and has 20 laying boxes. This is an old farm that we have. I am so excited to get some chickens. My outside area is about 12 X 10x10 feet high and covered. I hope they will be safe. I intend to put electric fence around as extra protection. How old should my hatched chicks be before I move them out to the coop? Provided any hatch for me, that is.