maybe someone can direct me please...... I started my chicken adventure for the fresh eggs. Someone told me that I was lucky to have gotten a rooster (actually, two) when I found out because it's the fertilization that makes the eggs taste the way they do. Is that true? Does every egg get fertilized as long as there is a rooster around? Is there a way to tell?
False. Fertile & non fertile eggs taste the same. Every egg may not be fertile if there's a roo, but most will be as long as you don't have too many hens per roo.
Eggs taste just the same whether they are fertilized or not. If you have a rooster, all or most of the eggs will probably be fertile, unless there is a problem of some sort, like certain breeds don't mate very successfully. This is how to tell whether an egg is fertile: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16008