How to Tell a Fertile vs INfertile Egg (Pictures)

[speckledhen]

It doesn't matter if my table eggs are fertile or not, but I was waiting on a new rooster I had gotten to begin giving me fertiles to incubate. He took FIVE MONTHS, LOL.

 

[BrambleCreekFarm]

Hi I've been reading this post and had a question... it sounds like everyone is checking their eggs while they are still fresh ? can you check your eggs after they have been refigerated? we collect eggs in the afternoon and put them in the fridge for morning.... just wondering (we also do Alot of boiled eggs rather than fried/scrambled) sooo just wondering. Thanks!

 

[speckledhen]

Yes you can.

 

[Chicken_Lover4567]

THis is a great, and useful page! Thanks for posting! Really helpful.

 

[Jolyn]

I can't wait to look. My girls haven't started laying yet but i buy eggs off a guy in my neighborhood. Now i know what to look for.

 

[averytds]

Does elapsed time or being in the fridge or age of chicken change the size/appearance of the disc. From the beginning pics and everything else I can find, the disc of a non-fertile egg is about the size of a pencil tip.

DH says I'm nuts, but based off the pics on page 1 and 3, I have fertile eggs. My discs are huge and remind me of tree trunk rings. As far as I know, I don't have any roos in my coop.

These are as clear as I could get them. You can't make out the rings very well, but the discs are huge. No need to hunt for them.

Do I have a closet roo in the coop?

 

[Jashdon]

Thanks for the info, this is a great post...

 

[drom]

Cool

thank you Speckledhen. I am learning so much on this site!

 

[KellyandKatie]

sooo imformative! now I really have to wonder about one of my birds though...

 

[my1stchicks]

Great info! As a newbe the pictures really help. Thank you